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Last Minute Mischief at EPA

EPA Employed Suspect Chemical Industry Lab to Declare Perchlorate Safe
Same Lab Found Formaldehyde to be 2,500 to 10,000 Times Less Dangerous Than Previous EPA Estimate

Bush Violates Law Protecting Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining

Mining Claims Put a Stranglehold on Iconic Canyon

EPA Guts Safety Standards for Pesticide at Request of Manufacturer

EPA’S ACTION AT BEHEST OF MANUFACTURER COULD DOUBLE HUMAN EXPOSURE TO FOOD CONTAMINANT LINKED TO ASTHMA, INFERTILITY

Chemical Industry Wrote FDA’s Glowing Assessment of BPA

Chemical Lobby Admits Involvement in Drafting Agency’s Position

Safeway Stores to Remove BPA-Laced Baby Bottles from Shelves

FDA Continues to Support Use of Toxic Sex Hormone Chemical in Baby Products

Teflon chemical linked to increased cholesterol levels

New data increases the level of concern over exposure

Canada to Take Immediate Action to Reduce BPA Exposure for Infants

Conflict-Riddled FDA/BPA Panel Scheduled to Make Announcement on Oct. 31st

Pollution Solutions For Gulf ‘Dead Zone’ Disaster

Immediate Action to Reduce Agriculture Run-off Critical to Restoring Health of Mississippi River Basin