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Chemical Industry's Influence at EPA Probed

A congressional committee is investigating ties between the chemical industry and expert review panels hired by the EPA to help it determine safe levels for a variety of chemical compounds.

From the Washington Post - April 4, 2008
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2008/04/03/AR2008040304135.html

EPA rule seeks to shield children from lead paint

Contractors renovating U.S. homes built before 1978 must take special precautions to avoid exposing children to lead paint under a regulation announced Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

From the Los Angeles Times - April 1, 2008
www.latimes.com/news/science/la-fi-lead1apr01,1,3103165.story

Toy-safety Measure May Trigger a Lawsuit

Worried that an ingredient in plastics is getting swept up in toy-safety regulations driven by fears over lead, the chemical industry is fighting back.

They could be too late.

From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer - March 16, 2008
seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/355209_plastic17.html

Mercury in Mascara?  Minnesota Bans It

The quest for thicker lashes and defined eyes should get safer in Minnesota on Jan. 1, when a state law banning mercury from mascara, eye liners and skin-lightening creams takes effect.

From MSNBC - December 14, 2007
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22258423/