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| A study with mice finds that diet can modify the harmful effects of bisphenol A. The findings shed light on perceived inconsistencies in BPA research results. Differences in diet dramatically altered the risk that mouse oocytes would develop errors in how chromosomes are aligned during cell division after exposure to BPA. When these errors occur in people, they can cause spontaneous miscarriage and severe disabilities. More... Pollution link with birth weight. Exposure to traffic pollution could affect the development of babies in the womb, US researchers have warned. They found the higher a mother's level of exposure in early and late pregnancy, the more likely it was that the baby would not grow properly. BBC Prevention by numbers. Environmental factors such as pollution, cigarette smoke and diet contribute to 80–90% of all cancers. Despite this, research in environmental oncology — which aims to track down environmental contributions to cancer — receives only a fraction of the amount spent on the hunt for cures. But this may be changing. Nature Enviro groups urging Obama admin to support int'l ban of pesticide. Ahead of a critical international meeting on the regulation of dangerous chemicals, environmental groups are asking the Obama administration to press for the banning of a pesticide linked to neurological disorders. The pesticide at issue: lindane. Greenwire Water shortages go global. Two accelerating global trends will add considerable pressure to water over the coming decades: Increased demand as populations shift to meat diets, and decreased supply as the planet warms. Economist Americas on alert for sea level rise. Climate change experts in North and South America are increasingly worried by the potentially devastating implications of higher estimates for possible sea level rises. BBC Bailout of mining company eclipses environmental disaster. The Peruvian government refused to bail out U.S. mining and metallurgical company Doe Run, which has caused severe pollution in the highlands city of La Oroya. The 35,000 people there breathe air polluted with SO2, lead and cadmium emissions from Doe Run. Inter Press Service Metro plans diesel emission crackdown. Engines that power machines like excavators, backhoes, loaders and forklifts are emerging as one of the biggest sources of local air pollutants, significantly increasing the threat of cancer and respiratory illness. Surrey Leader, Canada. TXI's Midlothian cement plant's air permit renewed as state environmental commission rejects public hearing request. TXI's big cement plant in Midlothian received a 10-year permit renewal Wednesday after Texas environmental commissioners refused to order a public hearing on the controversial request. Dallas Morning News, Texas. Toxic dolphins worry environmentalists. Miami's iconic wild dolphins, especially those who live near downtown Miami, are chock full of toxins, a new government study finds. Scientists worry about their long-term survival, and also what the polluted water of Biscayne Bay may do to humans. Fort Myers WBBH TV, Florida. U.S. to ban commercial salmon season. The National Marine Fisheries Service plans to ban the commercial catching of salmon off California and much of Oregon. The fewest chinook salmon ever recorded made their way up the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers last fall. San Francisco Chronicle, California. Former scrap facility on Portsmouth creek labeled a risk. Nearly 50 years of work at a metal scrap facility along Paradise Creek so contaminated the land that it now poses a risk to human health and the environment, and should be added to the Superfund National Priorities List, federal officials said. Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot, Virginia. Cities cleaning, 'greening' urban alleys. Cities are starting to see the thousands of miles of alleys ways that line the backside of homes and buildings as valuable real estate that can help the environment and improve city life. The "green alley" movement is gaining momentum. USA Today New Yorkers often exposed to cigarette smoke. More than half of all nonsmokers in New York City have elevated levels of a nicotine byproduct in their blood indicating recent exposure to cigarette smoke. That is surprising, given that the city’s public smoking ban is among the toughest in the country. New York Times
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
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