a.k.a. More Inconvenient Truths.
* Supervisors to consider ban of certain plastics. San Francisco supervisors are set to adopt the nation's first ban on some chemicals in plastic baby bottles, pacifiers and toys that may harm young children. San Francisco Chronicle
* Flavoring perils get harder look. A federal health agency says it is "greatly expanding" an investigation of the potential hazards of diacetyl and other flavoring chemicals that have been linked to nearly 200 cases of lung disease among factory workers who make or use the chemicals. Baltimore Sun
* Officials call rules lax on site cleanups. Polluters and developers have too much control over toxic waste cleanups, state lawmakers warned on Thursday. Bergen County Record
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Retraction of study on chemical, cancer. A scientific journal plans to retract a 1997 study submitted by a PG&E Corp. consultant that suggested a contaminant released by the utility.
San Francisco Chronicle
* Journal adds fuel to growing fears of chromium risk. A scientific journal has decided to retract an industry-funded 1997 study that downplayed the risks of toxic chromium, which plagues Hudson and Essex counties. Newark Star-Ledger
* Lead exposure on the job tied to brain damage. Cumulative exposure to lead can cause degeneration of the brain's white matter, which may explain the previously reported progressive decline in brain function in these individuals. Reuters UK
* Mom's diet can tinker with baby's genes. A simple vitamin supplement in a pregnant mouse's diet can make her offspring fatter, through epigenetic inheritance. Nature
* UC research sheds light on prostate cancer, link to fetal chemical exposure. Scientists from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Illinois have found evidence of a direct link between chemical exposure while in the womb and prostate cancer development later in life. Cincinnati Business Courier
* Durbin, Obama criticize wind farm orders. A government order to halt wind farm construction across the country drew criticism Friday from a group of Midwestern senators, including Illinois Democrats Dick Durbin and Barack Obama. Bloomington Pantagraph
* Pentagon sues Colorado over new asbestos rules. The Defense Department has sued Colorado over new state asbestos rules that Army officials say could dramatically increase costs for a planned $2 billion expansion at Fort Carson. CBS4Denver
* EPA proposal allows pollution into lake. Despite a recent study warning pregnant women to limit exposure to water from Lake Okeechobee in Florida, the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday took a step toward allowing farms and cities to continue to send polluted water into the lake. Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
* The earth is heating up like a meteor from hell and we're all going to die. If things are even half as bad as Al Gore says they are, "An Inconvenient Truth" is the most important movie anyone will make this year. San Francisco Chronicle
* Blood samples switched in Superfund site test. Two workers deliberately tampered with blood samples taken from children in the lead-contaminated Tar Creek Superfund site of Northeast Oklahoma. Joplin Globe
* Trashing the environment. It's time to place environmental protection at the top of the priority list for national action.Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel
* End to oil-based economy. We cannot drill our way to sustainable energy independence. Myrtle Beach Sun News,Myrtle Beach Sun News