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In the news: EPA, students’ health, and green salons

Posted on Sep 29, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Media/Videos, News, Susie Collins

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USA Today reports the EPA gives Congress a heads-up on toxic chemicals. “The Obama administration is announcing new principles to guide Congress in updating the 33-year-old law that governs how the Environmental Protection Agency controls toxic chemicals, saying the current law is inadequate to protect against risks.”

NTI reports a House panel becomes flash point for a chemical bill. “Nearly 30 industry groups sent House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas) a strongly worded letter Monday opposing certain provisions in a chemical security bill making its way through Congress. The industry groups, which include the American Petroleum Institute and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, oppose provisions that could require chemical plants to use safer technologies; would allow facilities to be sued by citizens; and would allow states to adopt their own security standards. [...] Not to be outdone, a coalition of about 50 environmental, labor and public interest organizations are being equally vocal in lobbying for the bill.”

The Badger Herald reports a green cleaning act could improve students’ health.

Health News Digest reports on toxic hair salons: “While there doesn’t appear to be an industry-wide, coordinated effort to green up these operations, green-friendly salons are popping up all across the country, leading the charge by taking matters into their own hands.” And The AZ Daily Sun reports on hair salons that are going green.

Dr. Andrew Weil’s new book, Why Our Health Matters, offers a new paradigm for our health care system. Dr. Weil is director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and an authority on health, wellness and integrative medicine. He specializes in natural remedies for many common ailments; learn more at drweil.com.

New York Times blogger Daniel Goleman writes about The Age of Eco-Angst.

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