At a recent symposium on children’s environmental health, Philip J. Landrigan, professor and chairman of preventative medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NYC, outlined the challenges of protecting our children from the onslaught of diseases caused by the proliferation of toxic chemicals in the environment. Landigran said that there are 3,000 high-volume chemicals… Read more »
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Chrome VI found in ESCO’s emissions
Guest Columnist, Paul Koberstein asks: What do Erin Brockovich, residents of Northwest Portland and some members of the Oregon National Guard serving in Iraq all have in common? The answer is: they all have experience with hexavalent chromium, a dangerous cancer-causing chemical. Cascadia Times is reporting on its web site (www.times.org) that ESCO, owner of… Read more »
Right to Know
“Every American has the right to know the chemicals to which they may be exposed in their daily living. Right-to-know laws provide information about possible chemical exposures.” EPA website: Protect the Environment: Learn about your right to know. A recent NW Examiner article documenting the contradictions and discrepencies in the emissions reports from ESCO Corp…. Read more »
Transparency
It was disturbing to read The Oregonian article last week about DEQ’s effort to assist a major industrial polluter in circumventing Federal emission laws: DEQ to help polluter seek federal break. This article is not about jobs vs the environment. It is about DEQ’s discretionary authority and the transparency of the process the agency uses… Read more »
8/7/09 House Health Committee Workgroup Hearing Testimony
“Most of the cases [of pollutants chronicled in Late Lessons] involved costly impacts on both public health and the environment, two fields of science and policy-making that have become specialized and somewhat polarized during the last 100 years. Individuals experience their health and their environment as one, interconnected reality. Science, regulatory appraisal and policy-making need to… Read more »