Tag: environmental
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House passes bill requiring EPA actions on lead-laced water
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday easily passed a bill requiring federal environmental regulators to act faster when lead contamination is found in drinking water. It was crafted by Michigan Representatives Dan Kildee, a Democrat, and Fred Upton, a Republican, in the wake of Flint's drinking water crisis. The measure requires the Environmental Protection…
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Researchers find new Zika clues to birth defect in fetus study
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Researchers on Wednesday reported new evidence strengthening the association between Zika virus and a spike in birth defects, citing the presence of the virus in the brain of an aborted fetus of a European woman who became pregnant while living in Brazil. An autopsy of the fetus showed microcephaly…
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Twin Sisters Give Birth in Same Hospital Minutes Apart
The sisters welcomed their bundles of joy earlier this week.
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Dallas, worried about city’s reputation, bans erotica convention
The city of Dallas voted on Wednesday to ban an erotica expo featuring porn stars, sex toy sales and a whipping dungeon from a city-owned convention center, with event opponents saying it could taint the city’s image. Supporters countered by saying the “Exxxotica Expo” has been held without major incident for years in various locations,…
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APNewsBreak: EPA wants toxic Nevada mine on Superfund list
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Fifteen years after U.S. regulators started assessing damage and health risks at an abandoned Nevada copper mine, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving to designate the contaminated land a Superfund site, a step the state could still oppose.
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KaloBios fires Shkreli as CEO
(Reuters) – Drugmaker KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc said it fired Martin Shkreli as chief executive on Dec. 17, the day he was arrested on charges of a securities fraud. Shkreli, who has become the poster child for the issue of soaring prices for prescription medications, has already stepped down as CEO of private drugmaker Turing Pharmaceuticals…
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EPA may ban common pesticide used on fruits and vegetables
WASHINGTON (AP) — A common pesticide used on citrus fruits, almonds and other crops would be banned under a proposal announced Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency.