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NRDC releases report recommending science journals protect themselves from misuse

June 1, 2009

Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment

Tags:
asbestos, BPA, cancer, chemicals, conflict, disclosure, industry, pesticide, science, scientificintegrity, toxic, toxicchemicals

Today, I released a new report on the need for scientific journals to enforce strict and effective conflict disclosure policies for authors, peer reviewers, and even journal editors. The report, titled,  Effective and Practical Disclosure Policies: NRDC Paper on Workshop to...continued

Today EPA announced that carbofuran, a highly toxic pesticide, will not be allowed on your food anymore

May 11, 2009

Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment

Tags:
cancer, carbamate, carbofuran, FQPA, hazard, pesticide, simplesteps, toxic, toxicchemicals

Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has cancelled all food uses of a nasty toxic bird-killing, worker-poisoning pesticide called carbofuran. Yay! Way to earn back the "EP" in your name, EPA! Initially, EPA had said that although uses...continued

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