NewsRack: flenvcenter/Environmental-Health_Independent

'Fresh Air': Daniel Wu And Clean Air Network's Comerical For Avoiding Pollution With Canned Air (VIDEO) - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Travis Walter Donovan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Hong Kong's Clean Air Network has decided to ditch the frighteningly serious approach to raising awareness about the health concerns of air pollution, and is...

Sen. Ron Wyden: Missing the Point - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Sen. Ron Wyden — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

In December of 2006, I introduced the Healthy Americans Act to reform the nation's health care system. Some on both sides of the aisle liked...

Employers Pushing Health Care Cost Increases Onto Workers, Report Shows - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Los Angeles Times — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

As employers struggle with rising healthcare costs and a sour economy, U.S. workers for the first time in at least a decade are being asked...

New study weighs in on organic vs. conventional debate - Grist Magazine

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

by Michelle Venetucci Harvey. Does growing food organically really matter?  Supporters of conventional agriculture say that organic farming is little more than a fad—and that organic produce lightens consumers’ wallets for no tangible benefits. And unfortunately, since agro-ecosystems are so complex, scientists have had a hard time cutting through the haze of claims and counter-claims. Until now: “ Fruit and Soil Quality of Organic and Conventional Strawberry Agroecosystems ,” a study led by Washington State University Regents professor of soil science John Reganold, is one of the most comprehensive, persuasive studies yet to show the nutritional and environmental benefits of organic farming.  Its findings ...

Bill Scher: GOP Gov. Pawlenty and Dem Sen. Wyden Prove Health Care Reform Is Not A Federal Government Takeover - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Bill Scher — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

You can't complain about a federal government takeover while you are in the middle of exercising state flexibility.

Jerry Cope: No Safe Harbor on Gulf Coast; Human Blood Tests Show Dangerous Levels of Toxic Exposure - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Jerry Cope — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Within two days after arriving in the region in mid-July, everyone on our team began getting sick. After our first day out on the water, we all had extreme headaches.

EPA Results Show Contaminated Water in Wyoming Fracking Zone - Truthout - All Articles

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Government scientists have found that private water walls in Pavillion, Wyo. are polluted with toxic chemicals used in the controversial gas drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking — and residents have been told not to drink from them.

The findings offer the latest evidence that the fast-spreading gas-extraction method could be endangering public health.

Employers Shifting Health Care Costs To Workers, Survey Shows - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Washington Post — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Amid high unemployment and a weak economy, employers have been shifting health care costs to workers, according to a study released Thursday....

Trahant: What will the Indian health system look like? Answers are up to us - ICT - Opinion

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

What will the Indian health system look like a decade from now?

6 Ways Oatmeal Can Improve Your Skin - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

The Daily Green — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Try these simple recipes for good health and good skin from a surprising, if familiar, grain....

What will the Indian health system look like? - From the Blogs

Mark Trahant — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Answers are up to us

Transparency: The Health of U.S. Teeth - GOOD

GOOD — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Despite the fact that dental health is so important, too many people in America lack dental coverage. This is a look at how many children have dental coverage, and how many adults choose to make sure their teeth are insured . SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control ; Pediatrics A collaboration between GOOD and Rob Di Ieso, ...

Rep. Barbara Lee: A Katrina Retrospective: Structural Inequality, Environmental Justice, and our National Discourse on Race. - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Rep. Barbara Lee — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

While there will be many essays written upon the 5th Anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, I am compelled to offer my own contribution because...

Hector E. Sanchez: The Latino Community's Stake in a Clean Energy Economy - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Hector E. Sanchez — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The risks of climate change due to excess carbon dioxide in our atmosphere are significant for everyone, and are an even greater concern for working Latino families.

Tim Pawlenty Deprives Minnesota of Health Care Cash to Pander to Right-Wing Base - AlterNet

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

This post first appeared on Washington Monthly. As implementation of the Affordable Care Act proceeds, the law extends subsidies to states to help early retirees — folks who leave the workforce before they’re eligible for Medicare, but who still want to maintain their coverage. States led by Republicans may claim to hate [...] ...

Pawlenty's Budget Contradicts His Own Executive Order, Instructs State To Apply For Federal Health Care Grants - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Amanda Terkel — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Sam Stein contributed to this report. Although Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at keeping the Patient Protection and...

Wyden Pushing For Oregon Waiver From Health Care Law, Individual Mandate - Huffpolitics on The Huffington Post

The Huffington Post News Team — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Wyden Pushing For Oregon Waiver From Health Care Law, Individual Mandate

Charlotte Dennett: Let Them Eat Fish: Reflections on Big Energy's PR Disasters - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Charlotte Dennett — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Two Louisiana-based energy giants are trying to assure the public that the worst is past, that they are responsible corporate citizens cleaning up their respective messes, and the public has nothing to fear.

Insecticide To Be Banned, Decades After Poisoning Thousands - AlterNet

Marla Cone, Environmental Health News — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A farm chemical that caused the worst known outbreak of pesticide poisoning in North America is being phased out. But why did it take so long?

Guatemalan indigenous need rights protected, UN official says - ICT - Latin Indigenous

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Due to human rights violations affecting the indigenous peoples of the country, Guatemala risks becoming “ungovernable” according to the U.N. official in charge of indigenous rights after a visit in June.

David Sirota: A Transpartisan Uprising Against the Individual Insurance Mandate - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

David Sirota — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Could there be a transpartisan, left-right-center coalition forming against the unpopular individual health insurance mandate in the recently passed health care bill? Perhaps, if you...

Charlotte Dennett: "Let Them Eat Fish:" Reflections on Deceptive Advertising by Entergy and BP - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Charlotte Dennett — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Environmentally conscious Vermont voters have been remarking on the similarity between media ads on local TV by Entergy, owner of the radiation-leaking Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, and BP.

Army Downplays Depleted Uranium Risk on Hawaiian Island - CommonDreams.org Headlines

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

by William Cole

The Army said yesterday that the results of a depleted uranium study at Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island show radiological doses "well within limits" considered safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Army studied the potential health risk posed by residual DU in Pohakuloa areas where past and current weapons firing has taken place.

Meet Obama's Deficit Commission Appointee David Cote - the Most Dangerous Man in America - Truthout.com

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A lot of attention recently has been focused on one of President Obama's top advisors on Social Security - Former Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY) after he described Social Security as being "a milk cow with 310 million tits" . Perhaps attention should be focused instead on a much more sinister one of President Obama's personal appointments to serve on his deficit commission. read ...

Florida Voters Can't Strip Down Obama Health Care Bill, Judge Rules - Truthout.com

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative that sought to amend the state"s constitution to establish that Florida residents have a right to refuse to purchase mandatory health insurance – including under President Obama"s reform effort. The state high court voted 5 to 2 to exclude the referendum issue from the November ballot. The action is a victory for supporters of the Obama health reform program and a setback for opponents, including state lawyers read ...