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Chemistry World October 1, 2015 Claudia Mazzeo	Argentina mine accident spills cyanide into rivers Over a million litres of a cyanide solution leaked from the Veladero gold mine in Argentina's western San Juan province into nearby rivers in the Jachal basin, following a pipe valve failure on 12 September.
Chemistry World November 21, 2015 Luisa Massarani	Brazilian mine disaster releases dangerous metals The environmental disaster that has followed the collapse of a dam at a Brazilian mine on 5 November has caused unprecedented damage in that country and will have irreversible negative effects on human health and the environment
Geotimes December 2003 Megan Sever	Skiing and mining intersect in Colorado A paper published in the Sept. 23 Eos by researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments explores the relationship between river contamination from abandoned mines and snowmaking activities at ski resorts in a state where tourism provides $9 billion annually.
Chemistry World May 20, 2011 Rebecca Trager	EPA delays boiler and incinerator emissions rules The US Environmental Protection Agency has indefinitely delayed rules governing emission of toxic air pollutants from boilers and certain solid waste incinerators at chemical plants and other major industrial facilities.
Geotimes May 2005 Linda Rowan	Clear Skies Clouded in Legislative Discontent President Bush's Clear Skies Initiative was introduced on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2002; however, it was not love at first sight in congressional chambers.
Geotimes June 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	Legal victory for mining In Barrick Goldstrike Mines vs. EPA, now being heralded as a victory for the mining industry, the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., ruled in April that mine operators do not have to report trace metals in waste rocks to the EPA.
Geotimes November 2004 Sara Pratt	Fish Advisories on the Rise A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency shows an all-time high in the number of fish advisories that warn of contamination from toxins, including PCBs and mercury, despite a simultaneous decrease in U.S. emissions.
Chemistry World January 29, 2009 Rebecca Trager	EPA's chemical evaluation process 'high-risk' The US government's 32-year-old law regulating chemical safety needs a complete overhaul, according to Congress' investigative arm
Chemistry World March 6, 2012 Peng Tian	China Battles More River Spills Although the Chinese central government hopes to ease the pressure of water pollution accidents, the implementation of its policies has an uncertain future.
Salon.com July 29, 2002 Damien Cave	Grime pays Bush's cuts to the Superfund reward corporate polluters for stonewalling and leave neighbors of toxic sites frustrated and desperate.
Outside August 2003 Misty Blakesley	Ecotourism Adventure Travel - Water in the Balance Water issues chronically become water wars. Here are some collisions in progress--from bang-ups over how to divide spoils to clashes over big cleanups--that need to be resolved in the years ahead.
Chemistry World December 23, 2011 Rebecca Trager	US crackdown on mercury pollution The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced its long-awaited standards to limit mercury, lead and other toxic pollutants emitted by power plants.
Chemistry World March 27, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Sewage offers attractive source of precious metals Sewage sludge from water treatment plants contains precious metals like gold, silver and platinum, as well as industrial metals such as copper and zinc, researchers at the US Geological Survey have found.
Chemistry World April 9, 2010 Rebecca Trager	EPA seeks heightened scrutiny for 16 chemicals The US Environmental Protection Agency wants to tighten its oversight of certain chemical substances by adding 16 chemicals to its Toxics Release Inventory list.
Chemistry World December 12, 2011	Be creative, be inspired, be confident Gregory Korshin talks to Michael Smith about his passion for environmental science, literature and languages
Delicious Living Debra Bokur	This Little Piggy Think pigs live fairy-tale lives? Hogwash...
Chemistry World June 13, 2011 Rebecca Trager	EPA discloses confidential chemical information The US Environmental Protection Agency has made public company data on over 150 chemicals used in more than 100 health and safety studies.
Chemistry World June 5, 2014 Hepeng Jia	China gets tough with polluters Amid worsening soil, water and air pollution, China has announced what it is calling the strictest environmental laws to date.
Chemistry World January 11, 2010 Helen Carmichael	EPA: Bankrupt chemical firms must pay for site clean up The US Environmental Protection Agency has tabled new proposals to prevent taxpayers footing the environmental clean up bills for cash-strapped chemical companies.
Science News May 12, 2001 Janet Raloff	A dietary cost of our appetite for gold New research indicates that in some regions of the world, the mining of gold produces an unrecognized toxic fallout: fish dinners laced with methylmercury...
American Journal of Nursing November 2005 Stephanie Chalupka	Tainted Water on Tap A description of selected water contaminants and their known health effects as well as which populations are more vulnerable. An outline of assessment and nurses' roles in patient education and as community advocates for safer drinking water.
Chemistry World February 19, 2010 Rebecca Trager	EPA's new research chief installed after long delay Paul Anastas, a Yale University chemist who is considered to be the father of the green chemistry movement, is now in charge of EPA's Office of Research and Development and the nearly 2,000 scientists who work there.
BusinessWeek September 26, 2005 Catherine Arnst	The Mother Of All Toxic Cleanups No one knows how to deal with the untold tons of lethal goop in New Orleans - or who will pay.
Chemistry World March 24, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Reform of US chemical safety rules back on The venerable law that governs the US's chemicals policy appears poised to receive a revamp.
Outside August 2003	Tapping the Source Americans enjoy some of the safest drinking water in the world, but quality varies widely, and it's surprisingly tough to find out definitively which cities serve the good stuff and which do not.
Food Engineering October 29, 2008	Avoid sludge, but how? The EPA has set minimum standards for sludge contaminant content and application, but currently there is no labeling requirement for food produced on land treated with sewage sludge.
Chemistry World October 13, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Formaldehyde politics block research chief joining EPA Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter is blocking Paul Anastas' nomination because he wants the EPA to submit to a review of its formaldehyde risk assessment by the US National Academy of Sciences.
Chemistry World February 23, 2012 Rebecca Trager	EPA sets safe dioxin level The US Environmental Protection Agency has released its non-cancer science assessment for dioxins after nearly three decades of delays - to a mixture of responses from stakeholders.
Outside April 2007	Tapped This report introduces you to the water heroes who are reversing the water crisis woes and showing us how to keep the planet afloat.
Chemistry World March 31, 2010 Rebecca Trager	EPA turns spotlight on BPA The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to look more closely at the environmental impacts of bisphenol A, a common ingredient in plastic baby bottles and food storage containers.
Chemistry World July 26, 2012 Andrew Turley	New US chemical rules edge nearer A political committee in the US has voted in favor of plans to change the way chemicals are regulated by shifting the burden of proving safety to manufacturers.
Chemistry World June 30, 2010 Rebecca Trager	EPA's oversight of nanomaterials questioned The US Government Accountability Office is warning that nanomaterials may be entering the market without adequate risk assessment by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Chemistry World October 7, 2008 Rebecca Trager	EPA decides against regulating perchlorate in water The announcement on 3 October - a preliminary decision that will not be finalized until a month allowed for public comment - received a mixed response from toxicologists.
Chemistry World November 12, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Republican gains may spur US chemical rules reform Now that Republicans control both the House of Representatives and the Senate momentum is building to reform the nation's 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act, according to chemical industry groups.
Chemistry World February 5, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Toxicologist assumes leadership of key NIH institute Linda Birnbaum, who took the helm of the US National Institutes of Health's environmental science agency in January has spent the bulk of her three-decade career researching the health effects of environmental pollutants.
Chemistry World March 30, 2009 Rebecca Trager	EPA announces new chemical toxicity plan New regulations mean the agency will now rely less on animal testing to assess toxicity and risk, focusing instead on using advanced tools from fields like genomics, molecular biology and computational sciences.
Chemistry World February 9, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US on track to phase out most perfluorinated chemicals this year The US Environmental Protection Agency says that the major chemical companies it has partnered with are on track to phase out production of perfluorinated chemicals in America by the end of 2015.
Chemistry World November 2, 2012 Rebecca Trager	Battle over US environment agency's human studies Two prominent Republican politicians, who have repeatedly accused the EPA of killing jobs through overregulation, are condemning the agency for lax oversight of its ongoing human research studies involving concentrated airborne particles.
Searcher February 2003 Barbie E. Keiser	Our Environment: Part 3, Science and Technology Resources for the collection and analysis of data, as well as the final reports that influence national and international environmental policies.
Chemistry World May 28, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Changes to US chemical review procedures flawed Recent changes to the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) main tool for assessing the health effects of chemicals could significantly lengthen the time needed to review them, a congressional watchdog has warned.
Chemistry World August 5, 2011 Rebecca Trager	EPA in political tug of war over environment Democrats call the current House of Representatives the most 'anti-environment' in history.
Chemistry World June 17, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Political bickering may block key US environmental appointments The Obama administration's process of appointing government officials to US science agencies, particularly the Environmental Protection Agency, has become increasingly politicized in recent years.
Chemistry World September 16, 2011 Rebecca Trager	US job concerns hamper environmental rules Economic woes and pressure to create jobs in the US are impeding environmental regulation, resulting in President Obama being rebuked by traditional allies and applauded by political opponents.
Chemistry World April 25, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Environmental Scientists Report Political Interference Hundreds of the US Environmental Protection Agency's scientific staff have experienced political interference in their work, a survey has revealed.
Chemistry World May 13, 2014 Rebecca Trager	EPA improves embattled chemical assessment program The US Environmental Protection Agency has made 'substantial improvements' to its program to assess the health hazards posed to people by pollution, but the National Research Council is urging further reforms in a new report.
Chemistry World October 2, 2014 Rebecca Trager	EPA criticized over asbestos clean-up research The US Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog has found that the agency's costly and time-consuming experiments on alternative asbestos control methods lacked effective oversight and threatened human health.
Chemistry World December 23, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US chemical safety law poised for reform in early 2016 The Senate broke its deadlock and at last passed legislation to revamp the US Toxic Substances Control Act on the evening of 17 December, right before Congress adjourned for 2015.
Chemistry World August 30, 2011 Rebecca Trager	EPA's laboratory management weaknesses persist A new report by the congressional Government Accountability Office finds that the agency's failure to respond to multiple calls to reorganize its 37 labs could be resulting in duplication and waste.
Salon.com January 14, 2002 Mark Hertsgaard	Conflict of interest for Christine Todd Whitman? The EPA's ombudsman says Whitman muzzled him for criticizing a sweetheart Superfund settlement with a big investor in her husband's firm...
Chemistry World December 11, 2008 Rebecca Trager	EPA's chemical risk assessments found lacking The agency is struggling to keep up with demands for hazard and dose-response information and is challenged by a lack of resources.