Pesticides, Toxins,
& Endocrine Disruptors
2005 - 2008

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• Bayer Pesticide 'Poncho' Causes Bee Deaths in 11,500 Colonies in Germany - American Bee Journal 1aug2008
• Aminopyralid by Dow AgroSciences: Home-Grown Veg Ruined by Toxic Fertiliser - The Observer (UK) 29jun2008
• Bayer Pesticides: Germany Bans Chemicals Linked to Honeybee Devastation - The Guardian (UK) 23may2008
• Mary Gade: EPA Regional Chief Resigns After Dispute Over Dow's Dioxin Pollution - Wall Street Journal 3may2008
• Food Troubles Are Here To Stay - Haaretz  (Israel) 1may2008
• American Cancer Society: The World's Wealthiest "Nonprofit" Institution - Cancer Prevention Coalition 28mar2008
• Death of the Bees: GMO Crops and the Decline of Bee Colonies in North America - Global Research 25mar2008
• LBAM: The Real Facts About Light Brown Apple Moth Spraying: Blatant Misrepresentations - Berkeley Daily Planet 7mar2008
• Has Earth Entered a New Epoch? - Christian Science Monitor 7feb2008
  • Are We Now Living in the Anthropocene? - Zalasiewicz / GSA Today 1feb 2008

2007

• Polluter Defiant Despite Jail Time for Dumping Toxic Waste: Gary Reopelle of Monsen Plating - Berkeley Voice 10oct2007
• Lipsticks Contain Lead, Consumer Group Says - Reuters 11oct2007
• Agent Orange Class Action Planned in Canada -Toronto Star (Canada) 13sep2007
  • Agent Orange: Ring v. The Queen, 2007NLTD 146 / Docket: 2006 O1T 2880 CP / Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Trial Division, Canada 1aug2007
• Clean Clothes and the Toxins They Hide - Yahoo Health 7sep2007
• Atrazine: Minnesota Hydrologist Fired and Barred From Testifying at Legislative Committee on Levels of Herbicide Atrazine in State's Waters - Press Release 7aug2007
• Danger Feared from Chemicals Getting into Bay: They Come From the Stuff Put On Your Body and Used to Clean Your House - San Francisco Chronicle 11jul2007
• FOIA: Judge Orders OSHA to Release Toxic Info - AP 2jul2007
• Support the Lawsuit of Vietnamese Agent Orange Survivors against Dow Chemical! All Out on June 18th! - Monthly Review 7jun2007
• The Silence of the Bees - High Country News High Country News 19mar2007
• Persistently Clean? Antimicrobials accumulate in the municipal sludge used to fertilize crops - American Scientist 1jan2007

2006

• Organic Lawn Care: Not for Wimps: Our first try at chemical-free grass ends with weeds and frustration - Wall Street Journal 7oct2006
• Unidentified Inert Ingredients in Pesticides: Implications for Human and Environmental Health - Environmental Health Perspectives 18aug2006
• Agent Orange: The Vietnam Syndrome - Vanity Fair 1aug2006
• EPA Workers Blast Agency's Rulings on Deadly Pesticides in Letter Sent to EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson by Unions Representing 9,000 EPA Scientists -  The Oregonian 26may2006
• Many Cleaners, Air Fresheners May Pose Health Risks When Used Indoors - Science Daily 24may2006
  • Cleaning Agents, Ozone and Toxic Air Contaminants: Glycol Ethers and Terpenes - California Air Resources Board 10may2006

2005

• Thyroid-Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals: Evidence for Dose-Dependent Additivity or Synergism - Environmental Health Perspectives 1nov2005
• DEET Repellent Fact Sheet - Journal of Pesticide Reform 17oct2005
• Ban the Intentional Poisoning by Pesticides of Pregnant Women and Children: EPA Proposal - Federal Register 12sep2005
• Rotenone: California Department of Fish and Game Drops Plans to Poison Sierra Stream - AP 30aug2005
• Pesticides Damage American Children's Health - PRAVDA (Russia) 27jul2005
  • Acute Illnesses Associated With Pesticide Exposure at Schools -  (Abstract) JAMA 27jul2005
• AB405: Reading, Writing & Human Experimentation -  California Safe Schools 26jul2005
• Monsanto: "America's Heartland" Television Show Criticized Over Its Sponsors - Sacramento Bee 26jul2005
• Common Industrial Chemicals In Tiny Doses Raise Health Issue: Are Standards Too Lax? Getting in Way of Hormones - Wall Street Journal 25jul2005
• Amphibian Roundup Herbicide Kills More Than Weeds: Frog Species are Rapidly Dying Off  - San Francisco Chronicle 23jul2005
• EPA Faulted: GAO Finds Fault With EPA: Study Faults Limited U.S. Safety Reviews -  AP 13jul2005
• EPA Faulted: GAO Urges Stronger Law On Toxic Substances - Washington Post 14jul2005
• EPA Faulted: EPA Is Faulted as Failing to Shield Public From Toxins: A federal report says the environmental agency has insufficient data on chemical dangers -  Los Angeles Times 13jul2005
  • Chemical Regulation: Options Exist to Improve EPA’s Ability to Assess Health Risks and Manage Its Chemical Review Program - GAO Report to Congressional Requesters 13jul2005
• Roundup: Pesticides and Amphibians: The Importance of Community Context - Relyea et al / Ecological Applications 1jul2005
• Pesticide Link to Parkinson's Disease Has Strengthened: Study - Agence France-Presse 25may2005
• The Lethal Impacts of Roundup and Predatory Stress on Six Species of North American Tadpoles -  Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 1apr2005
• Roundup Highly Lethal to Amphibians - Press Release / University of Pittsburgh 1apr2005
• Dr. Relyea Responds to Monsanto's Concerns Regarding Recent Published Study - Dr. Relyea 1apr2005
  • The Impact of Insecticides and Herbicides on the Biodiversity and Productivity of Aquatic Communities -  Ecological Applications 1apr2005
• Cosmetic Warnings Mulled by FDA -  Knight Ridder Newspapers 12mar2005
• Roundup and placental cells: Differential effects of glyphosate and Roundup on human placental cells and aromatase -  Environmental Health Perspectives 24feb2005
• Everyday Chemicals Cause Infertility, Cancer and Birth Defects -  Irish Examiner (Ireland) 20jan2005
• Toxic Trouble by ZIP Code: Don't Panic, says author of study, But Demand Cleanup of Toxic Sites -  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 10jan2005
• Estrogen-like Component of Plastic Stimulates Growth of Certain Prostate Cancer Cells -  American Association for Cancer Research 3jan2005
• Toxic Breast Milk?  -  NY Times Magazine 9sep05