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One town’s recurring coal ash nightmare

By Kristen Lombardi

November 17, 2010

Stand before the pond known here in southwestern Pennsylvania as Little Blue Run, and you’ll see nothing that resembles its bucolic-sounding

Brain cancer trial may influence science on toxic chemical

By Jim Morris

September 15, 2010

A McCullom Lake, Ill., plant, operated by Rohm and Haas, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co., is at the root of a potentially groundbreaking la

Europe’s new pesticide regulations leave America in the dust

By Jillian Olsen

November 10, 2008

The European Parliament’s environment committee voted last week in favor of new pesticide regulations that make America’s laws look a little

Key findings

By The Int'l Consortium of Investigative Journalists

July 21, 2010

Key findings

Poisoned Places: By the numbers

By Sarah Whitmire

November 25, 2011

A few of iWatch News' most surprising findings from 'Poisoned Places' investigation

Great lakes: Danger zones?

By Sheila Kaplan

February 7, 2008

A report that top officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention thought was too hot for the public to handle

Landmark diesel exhaust study stalled amid industry and congressional objections

By Jim Morris

February 6, 2012

Publication of a landmark government study of lung cancer in miners is delayed by an industry group and its congressional allies

Low doses of some chemicals tied to health effects

By Marla Cone

March 15, 2012

Scientists see links to infertility, heart disease and other disorders from exposure to small amounts of hormone-altering chemicals

Excerpts from this story referencing "Toxicology":

"… ficant by many." They seemed to aim much of their findings at the National Toxicology Program and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA in 2008 discoun …"

"… w will more closely examine studies showing low-dose effects. The National Toxicology Program in 2008 found that BPA poses “some risks” to human health but …"

"… to humans," Kamrin, a toxicologist, wrote in the International Journal of Toxicology in 2007.But vom Saal and other scientists have said that tests that do not …"