New York Doctors, Environmentalists Seek Fracking Health Study
More than 250 doctors, nurses and environmental groups are calling for New York State officials to study the public health consequences of drilling for natural gas using the controversial technique...
View ArticleMovement Grows as More Cities Stop Putting Fluoride in Drinking Water
More communities are ending the practice of adding fluoride to the water supply, prompted by local government budget squeezes and growing skepticism about the health benefits. As The New York Times...
View ArticleFracking Contractor Pleads Guilty to Violating Clean Water Act
A Houston-based oil and gas drilling contractor, Integrated Production Services, has pleaded guilty to a negligent violation of the Clean Water Act and has agreed to pay penalties totaling $162,000 to...
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Report Points to Cancer Risk From Chemicals Used to Treat Drinking Water
(iStockphoto) Chemicals used to treat drinking water for millions of Americans may raise the risk of cancer and lead to other health hazards, according to a report released today by the Environmental...
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As Factory Farms Spread, Government Efforts to Curb Threat From Livestock...
Breeding sows at an Indiana farm. John Gress/Corbis /APImages As factory farms take over more and more of the nation’s livestock production, a major environmental threat has emerged: Pollution from the...
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California Measure Takes Aim at Use of Antibiotics to Fatten Livestock
See update at bottom of story. With the threat of antibiotic-resistant germs on the rise, California Gov. Jerry Brown is poised to sign tough restrictions on administering antibiotics to livestock....
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