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• November 7 2009 — Labels and gay benefits in Health Bill
  Lower taxes for gay couples who receive health benefits from employers. more »
• November 7 2009 — Nanoparticles can damage DNA at a distance
  The surprising discovery raises fresh questions about the safety of nanotechnology, which involves manipulating particles that are tens of thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair. more »
• November 7 2009 — Defining sustainable palm oil production
  Earlier this week the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, an association of palm oil producers, manufacturers, and environmental groups, decided not to include greenhouse gas emissions standards in its certification criteria for sustainable palm oil. more »
• November 5 2009 — Kellogg pulls immunity claims from Rice Krispies
  Kellogg Co. says it will pull immunity claims from its Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes amid the public's growing concern about swine flu. more »
• November 5 2009 — Lawmakers, FDA to meet on raw oysters
  Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said she hopes the delegation can persuade the FDA to find a solution that will protect the public health, yet not endanger an industry critical to Louisiana. more »
• November 4 2009 — Bishops ask banana growers to stop aerial spraying
  Four members of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines have challenged the banana industry to exercise corporate responsibility by stopping the aerial spraying of chemicals in banana plantations in Mindanao. more »
• November 4 2009 — Feds powerless to recall toxic trinkets
  Tests are turning up dangerous levels of lead in children's jewelry, but the federal government can't compel companies to recall the toxic trinkets, says a new report by Canada's environmental watchdog. more »
• November 3 2009 — Bug spray likely killed infant, injured 2 in South Carolina
  Bug spray that produces a fog to kill insects is likely to blame for the death of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy, and his 2-year-old brother was critically injured by the fumes, authorities said Monday. more »
• November 3 2009 — E. coli kills 2 and sickens many; focus is on beef
  Two people, one from New Hampshire and another from upstate New York, have died after eating ground beef that may be responsible for an E. coli outbreak. more »
• November 3 2009 — Depression link to processed food
  Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests. more »
• November 3 2009 — Trade chaos looms as GM crops proliferate
  Border agents in Europe blocked shipments of soybeans from the United States -- totaling more than 200,000 tons -- after finding minute traces of GM corn that, while approved in the U.S., had not been cleared for import in Europe. more »
• November 3 2009 — Working with poultry linked to certain cancers
  Poultry workers may be at particularly high risk of developing several forms of cancer, according to a new study that points to viruses carried by birds as a possible cause. more »
• November 3 2009 — Chicken litter: The aerial hunt for poultry manure
  Livestock and poultry operations generate about 500 million tons of manure each year, or about three times the amount of human waste in the U.S., according to the EPA. Much of that waste goes untreated and sometimes can make its way into public waterways. more »
• November 3 2009 — Study cites prevalence of BPA
  A new test conducted for Consumer Reports magazine found bisphenol A leaching into food from nearly all cans, including those marked "BPA-free" and "organic." more »
• November 3 2009 — Soy foods: eating too much of a good thing might be bad, scientists say
  Seeking healthful foods, Americans are eating more soy than ever. But recent research with animals shows that consuming large amounts could have harmful effects on female fertility and reproductive development. more »
• November 2 2009 — Palm oil CO2 targets delayed as planters, NGOs clash
  Planned palm oil carbon emission targets will be delayed by at least a year as planters clash with NGOs on calculating the vegetable oil's environmental impact, officials said on Monday. more »
• November 2 2009 — Critics blast Kellogg's claim that cereals can boost immunity
  Kellogg, the nation's largest cereal maker, is being called to task by critics who object to the swine flu-conscious claim now bannered in bold lettering on the front of Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes: "Now helps support your child's IMMUNITY." more »
• November 2 2009 — Are Proposition 65 warnings healthful or hurtful?
  Two lawyers who have worked cases involving the labels about potentially harmful chemicals disagree. more »
• November 2 2009 — Program helps farmers who help the environment
  Rick Hartmann's organic vegetable farm did not produce a single bushel of corn or soybeans, which account for the bulk of the federal crop subsidies paid to farmers in Iowa and across the Midwest. more »
• October 30 2009 — Aerosols cloud the climate picture
  New work suggests scientists and policy makers can't ignore interactions between greenhouse gases and light-scattering particles more »