Sentences with phrase «by environmental poisons»

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Bald eagles have made a remarkable recovery across the United States since the pesticide DDT was banned 45 years ago, but the majestic birds are still dying from another environmental poison: lead from bullets and shotgun pellets in wildlife carcasses left behind by hunters.

«Retrograde actions by the Trump administration — backtracking on COP 21, deregulating Fossil Fuels, rolling back environmental protections — will lead to many Superstorms like Sandy, more contaminated water like Flint and Hoosick Falls, worsening Asthma and respiratory problems, further poisoning the lungs of our Bronx babies,» said Judy Sheridan - Gonzalez, the president of the New York State Nurses Associations.

Countdown Begins on Remodeling, Repairing and Paint Rules «New EPA Regs Aimed at Decreasing Lead Poisoning» In less than a month, all contractors who perform renovations, painting and remodeling that might disturb lead - based paint in houses, child care facilities and schools built before 1978 will be required to meet stricter guidelines under the new regulations established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Oneida County Health Department officials said today.

In light of Thursday morning's report by Erie County Comptroller Stephan Mychajliw that Poloncarz underestimated 2015 sales tax revenues, questions were asked whether the money is available to spend $ 750,000 a year on plans to increase protection from lead poisoning, and an estimated % 50,000 to $ 70,000 for an environmental impact review ahead of plans to ban plastic shopping bags.

A farm chemical with an infamous history — causing the worst known outbreak of pesticide poisoning in North America — is being phased out under an agreement announced Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

«To our knowledge, this is the first documentation of an outbreak of childhood lead poisoning associated with artisanal gold mining,» the team, directed by lead experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, wrote in the online edition of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

Mercury Undercover discusses the mountain of evidence about mercury contamination, as reported by doctors, scientists, environmental experts and mercury - poisoned survivors.

Seaweeds may reduce the risk of poisoning from environmental pollution by providing fiber that increases fecal bulk and also reduces cholesterol levels.

A mixture of Godzilla style creature feature, (replete with the kind of environmental subtexts which underlined the original Japanese terror's initial iteration), and a rom - com character study slowly poisoned by toxic behaviors, it often seems like Vigalondo's idea desires to be too many things at once.

Their only other options are being hit by cars, environmental poisons, cat & animal attacks, disease and parasites, freezing, etc., etc..

It can be caused by genetic factors, environmental pollutants, atrophy of the thyroid gland or chemical poisoning.

The study, conducted by veterinarians at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center in Urbana, examined natural flea products, whose active ingredients were essential oils extracted from plants and thus were exempt from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.

Kidneys can be damaged — by a whole slew of environmental poisons, processed pet foods and veterinary treatment drugs.

Nearly every last TNR» ed cat dies an inhumane death by road - kill, from cat and animal attacks, environmental poisons, starvation, dehydration, freezing to death, infections, eaten from the inside - out by parasites, etc..

They can also be caused by environmental stress, poisoning, infections and heart disease, among other possibilities.

The reality is that, as Britain flaunts its environmental credentials by speckling its coastlines and unspoiled moors and mountains with thousands of wind turbines, it is contributing to a vast man - made lake of poison in northern China.

The report, «Closing the Floodgates: How the Coal Industry is Poisoning Our Water and How We Can Stop It,» was released by the Environmental Integrity Project, The Sierra Club, Clean Water Action, Earthjustice and Waterkeeper Alliance.

Tony G says, «I am not allowed to elaborate on how the building block of life, benign carbon and its impotency have been falsely extrapolated into a highly toxic environmental poison, that is to be feared by mankind.»

This hasn't been a great month for Apple: bad publicity for waging war on the little guy and the art of self - repair with the Pentalobe screw, the unfortunate news that Steve Jobs» health has taken a bad turn, and now a report coming out of China that puts the company last in a list of 29 tech giants ranked for their responses on pollution and workers» rights, including occupational health hazards, at their suppliers» factories.The report, written by the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs with a coalition of other Chinese NGOs, says that behind the company's stylish image, «Apple products have a side that many do not know about — pollution and poison.

The leading causes of emergency room visits overall are falls, being struck by or against an object, natural or environmental causes, poisoning, being cut or pierced, and motor vehicle accident.

Lead poisoning from bullets was hindering the recovery of the critically endangered California condor in the United States despite bans on the use of such ammunition in condor habitats, according to a 2012 report by Environmental toxicologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz.