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fracking
Earth Focus
Fracking Goes Global
Episode 52
Post date:"Earth Focus" looks at three countries on the new fracking frontline: South Africa, Poland, and the UK.
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California
Agenda
Bill Would Make Ingredient List on Cleaning Product Crystal Clear
Post date:In most cases, it takes more than a glance at the bottle to find out what's in cleaning products.
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Health
Earth Focus
Unsafe: The Truth Behind Everyday Chemicals
Episode 59
Post date:"Earth Focus" looks at endocrine disruptors, ubiquitous chemicals that affect development, metabolism, fertility, and intelligence.
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The Nosh
Food
New Study on BPA: Receipts and French Fries Don't Mix
Post date:According to a new study, the synthetic chemical compound Bisphenol A (BPA) can even be ingested simply by handling a cash register receipt while you're at a fast food joint.
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food rant
Food
The FDA's Outdated Rules Regarding Chemical Additives Might Be Making Us Sick
Post date:Due to a 56-year-old rule, food companies can basically put whatever chemicals they want into our food.
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food rant
Food
Our Pesticide Evaluation System Is Terrible
Post date:We have a wide variety of organizations built to protect us from threats enormous and small. But what happens when they fail at their job?
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commentary
Food
FDA Finally Bans Most Arsenic in Chicken Feed -- Oh, By the Way, There's Arsenic in Your Chicken
Post date:Nearly four years after the Center for Food Safety filed a petition with the FDA calling for the withdrawal of arsenic-laced feed given to chickens, turkeys, and pigs, the FDA has finally responded.
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water pollution
Earth Focus
A Town Fights Back: The Toms River Story
Post date:Children in this coastal New Jersey town were coming down with rare types of cancer.
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1st and Spring
L.A.'s Plastic and Paper Bag Ban is Built on Past Mistakes
Post date:As far as environmental topics go, plastic bags are among the top targets. But paper has baggage, too, and Los Angeles is poised to take on both with the strictest bag ban ordinance in the country.