Archive for June 15, 2006

EPA proposes that a widely-used insecticide be phased out by 2010

The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is suggesting that the insecticide azinphos-methyl be phased out by 2010 due to farm worker and environmental health risks.

Lawsuit asserts a link between welding fumes and neurological problems

In a closely scrutinized federal court case, a jury will attempt to decide whether welding fumes can cause neurological problems and diseases such as Parkinson's.

Another class-action lawsuit targets DuPont and PFOA

DuPont is facing another class-action lawsuit in a series of suits filed against the company for releasing PFOA into the environment, in this case around its Chamber Works plant in New Jersey.