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		<title>Chinese Drywall Test Results Due Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13973</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More results of Chinese drywall testing conducted as part of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission&#8217;s (CPSC) massive investigation are expected to be released next week.  The highly anticipated report will arrive just days before an important lawsuit deadline arrives for some Chinese drywall homeowners.
The next round of test results will address the corrosion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Insurance Bill Proposed, Lawsuit Deadline Nears</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Chinese drywall bill just introduced in the U.S. Congress would prohibit insurers from dropping or changing policies on homes built with tainted Chinese drywall.  According to The Bradenton Herald, the Chinese drywall insurance bill is being sponsored by  Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La.
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received about 1,897 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Says 2/3rds of Coal Ash from Last Year&#8217;s Spill Cleaned Up</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13921</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is stating that most of the coal ash “deemed critical” following last year’s historic spill, has been cleaned up, said WDEF. The authority said some two-thirds of the “critical” spill has been cleaned out of the Emory River
The catastrophic fly ash spill took place last December and released an unimaginable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phthalate Exposure Affects Boys&#8217; Behavior</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13915</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phthalates, chemicals that enable flexibility in plastics and vinyls, are again, being linked to adverse health outcomes, this time in boys. According to WebMD, women exposed to high phthalate levels during pregnancy may give birth to boys who express behaviors that are less typically masculine.
For instance, said WebMD, boys born by women who were exposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thyroid Cancer Rates Near Indian Point Among Highest in U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13913</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Communities around the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester, NY have higher-than-normal rates of thyroid cancer, according to a study released Monday.  The study found  that rates of thyroid cancer  in the four counties surrounding the Indian Point nuclear plant  &#8211; Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester &#8211;  were the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Omnibus Lawsuit Deadline Just Weeks Away</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13851</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall victims whose homes were built with wallboard manufactured by Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd are just weeks away from a make-or-break deadline.  They have until December 2, 2009 to join an omnibus class action lawsuit that will be filed against Knauf on December 9.  Knauf has agreed to waive its rights [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Insurance Commissioner Says Chinese Drywall Not Covered Under Homeowners&#8217; Policies</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13839</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall is not a covered peril under homeowners&#8217; insurance polices, according to the Florida Insurance Commissioner.  Speaking to state legislators, Kevin McCarty warned that insurers have no obligation to cover defective Chinese drywall.
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received about 1,897 reports from residents in 30 states, the District of Columbia, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA Linked To Male Sexual Dysfunction</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13835</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The industrial chemical, bisphenol A—BPA—has been making news in recent months over its connection to a wide variety of adverse health events, a worrisome issue given the chemical’s overwhelming ubiquity.
We have long noted that BPA has been connected to increased risks of brain, reproductive, cardiac, and immune system diseases and disorders; problems with liver function [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Homeowners Filing Chinese Drywall Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13767</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems thousands of United States homeowners claim that they are becoming sick as a result of defective Chinese drywall, claiming a “rotten egg” odor; headaches; nausea and vomiting; respiratory problems; and corrosion of metals in the home, including of jewelry, wiring, air conditioning units, and other appliances.
The Daily Herald points out that millions of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Light Cigarettes Encourage Smoking</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13750</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Light cigarettes are not all they’re cracked up to be when it comes to quitting smoking, according to an emerging study, says WebMD. Experts found that the switch to what Web MD described as &#8220;light,&#8221; &#8220;ultra-light,&#8221; or &#8220;low-tar&#8221; cigarettes could actually undermine well-intentioned smoking cessation attempts.
Most cigarettes—about 84 percent, according to the Federal Trade Commission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA Found in Canned Foods</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13737</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bisphenol A—BPA—the ubiquitous, estrogen-mimicking chemical that hardens plastic has, according to another emerging study, been found in some popular canned foods, said FoxNews.
According to Consumer Reports’ December issue, it “tested soups, juice, tuna, and green beans,” said FoxNews, and discovered “19 name-brand foods” contain some level of BPA. As we have previously noted, BPA can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9/11 Ground Zero Responders  More Likely To Have Asthma</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13719</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emergency responders who participated in Ground Zero rescue and recovery efforts following the 9/11 terrorist attacks tend to suffer from asthma at about a two-fold rate compared to the rest of the U.S. population, according to a new study detailed by Science Daily.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers presented the new asthma data, said Science [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Lawsuit December 2nd Deadline A &#8220;Hard&#8221; Deadline</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13707</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A significant breakthrough in Chinese drywall  litigation was announced this week that will do much to streamline the process for suing a major drywall manufacturer.  To take advantage of this one time offer made by Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Chinese drywall claimants must sign on to an omnibus class action lawsuit by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween Face Paints Made With Toxins</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13657</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some face paints have been found to contain lead, the Environmental News Service (ENS) just announced, citing the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. A problem given that Halloween is tomorrow. ENS described lead as a neurotoxin that can cause problems in the brain, even at low doses.
Some of the paints that underwent laboratory testing contained heavy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Airlines Faces Suit Over Toxic Airplane Air</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13654</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines has been hit with a personal injury lawsuit over toxic airplane air.  According to Courthouse News Service, the federal complaint was filed by two twin sisters who claim they and other passengers choked on toxic &#8220;super-heated&#8221; fumes that formed a &#8220;mist&#8221; in a Southwest airplane during flight.
The issue of toxic airplane air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slow Pace of Chinese Drywall Probe Frustrates Senator</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13645</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, expressed frustration yesterday that preliminary results from Chinese drywall testing have failed to answer some pressing questions.   According to The Miami Herald, Sen. Nelson was angered not only by the lack of answers, but by the slow pace of the Consumer Products Safety Commission&#8217;s (CPSC) Chinese drywall investigation.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIH Plans Major BPA Study</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13633</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economic stimulus plan is one of the players involved in a large study of bisphenol A—BPA—the estrogenic chemical that has been making headlines over the myriad adverse effects that seem to be associated with its exposure.
USA Today wrote that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be funding some $30 million to study the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Answers on Chinese Drywall Expected This Week</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13606</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall victims might finally get some answers this week.  The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) is expected to release the results of initial testing on Chinese and domestically produced drywall any day now.  An additional two reports should be ready next month.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, the CPSC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Tests Revealed Bacteria, Fungus, Expert Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13588</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A building inspections expert claims Chinese drywall is infested with bacteria, fungus and even fecal matter.  According to a report on the Broward-Palm Beach New Times Web site, Spiderman S. Mulholland, owner of U.S. Building Consultants Inc. in Gainesville, Florida, says such contaminants are likely causing health problems  for people living in homes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Asked for &#8220;Fair and Just&#8221; Response to Drywall Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13566</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A top U.S. regulator has called on the Chinese to do &#8220;what is fair and just&#8221; in its response to the crisis over Chinese drywall.  According to The Wall Street Journal, the head of the   Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) made the appeal while attending the U.S.-China product safety summit that was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Louisiana Chinese Drywall Compensation Program Approved, But Launch Delayed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13526</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A plan to help Chinese drywall homeowners in Louisiana is a step closer to becoming a reality, but it could be some time before funds start flowing to drywall victims.  While the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA)  approved a $5 million compensation program mandated by the Louisiana legislature, it will not be launched until [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is Lead Poisoning Prevention Week</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13515</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WPCVA has announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared October 18-24 Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The move is part of the EPA’s efforts to heighten awareness to the toxin and its hazards, said WPCVA.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about half of all urban children world-wide and under the age of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Acreage Cancer Cluster Meeting Yields Few Answers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13511</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few residents of The Acreage who attended a meeting on a possible cancer cluster in the Florida community were satisfied with what they heard.  According to a report in The Miami Herald, many attendees were unhappy that an investigator from the Florida Department of Health was unable to provide much more information beyond what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Insurer Says its Unclear If Policies Cover Chinese Drywall Damage</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13503</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida&#8217;s largest insurer says it has received at least two dozen claims over damage caused by defective  Chinese drywall.  However, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has not paid on any claims, and says it is unclear whether Chinese drywall damage will be covered by its policies.
According to HeraldTribune.com, an executive with Citizens said that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lupus, RA Risk May Increase With Insecticide Exposure</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13501</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research has found that insecticides used in homes and  gardens could raise the risk of lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the women who use such products.  According to an report on WebMD.com, the results of the study provide support for the idea that environmental factors may play some role in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall To Be Addressed At Product Safety Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13484</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall will be a major topic of discussion at the  U.S.-China product safety summit set to begin in Beijing tomorrow.  But according to a report on News-Press.com, one U.S. Senator says he does not expect much to result from the talks.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received over 1,500 complaints regarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Will Be Asked to Help Pay For Drywall Damage, CPSC Head Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13406</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. will be asking China to help  pay for the mess created by defective drywall imported from that country.  According to The Wall Street Journal, Inez Tenenbaum, head of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), said she will bring up Chinese drywall during her visit there next week for the biennial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Victims Face Insurance Woes</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13352</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many Chinese drywall homeowners, already facing a long list of difficulties, are now having issues with insurance providers.  According to The Wall Street Journal, insurance companies are canceling policies on homeowners who have filed claims for damage caused by Chinese drywall gases.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission has received over 1,500 complaints regarding Chinese drywall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Slammed Over Pace Of BPA Study</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13337</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BPA (bisphenol A), the commonly used plastic hardener and polycarbonate plastic byproduct that makes regular headlines for its links to a growing array of adverse health effects, as well as its growing ubiquity, is making news again. No surprise. This time, the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel (JSOnline) is reporting that the United States government is stalling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is EPA Stalling On Artificial Turf Study?</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13332</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although concerns with toxins in artificial turf continue to spark great controversy, it seems there is no federal report outlining the potential adverse health effects caused by tire crumble/ground rubber, which is used to pad turf, reported Philly.com.
In June we wrote that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was looking at its earlier endorsement of shredded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPSC Head Goes on Virginia Chinese Drywall Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13330</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions of dollars will be needed to fix the Chinese drywall problem, a Virginia builder told the head of the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) during her visit to the state yesterday.   According to The Virginian-Pilot,  CPSC Commissioner Inez Tenenbaum heard from the builder as she joined Sen. Mark Warner, R-Virginia and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Agent Orange Policy Will Make  Disability Benefits Available to More Vets</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13327</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new proposal on Agent Orange health claims issued this week by the Department of Veterans Affairs  will make it much easier for veterans injured by the toxin to make claims for disability payments and health care services.  Under the proposal, three illnesses &#8211; B cell leukemias, such as hairy cell leukemia; Parkinson&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA Exposure from Sales Receipts</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13299</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BPA—also known as bisphenol A—is making headlines nearly every day for its links to a growing array of adverse health effects, as well as its growing ubiquity. US News just reported that the toxin, which has been found in many consumer products, has also now been found to be present in common paper receipts.
A commonly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man Raised at Camp Lejuene Blames Tainted Water for Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13294</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cancer seems to be everywhere, and breast cancer is certainly always making news. Now a man raised at a Marine base has advised lawmakers that his breast cancer is a result of contaminated Camp Lejeune water, said CNN. Data indicates that less than 2,000 men each year are diagnosed with breast cancer, noted CNN.
Michael Partain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Reviewing Weed Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13270</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is re-evaluating health outcomes linked to a commonly used pesticide, atrazine, that has been discovered in drinking water, said the Associated Press (AP). Atrazine is typically used on corn and other crops.
The AP noted that, based on research, rainstorm runoff can contaminate streams and rivers, contaminated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Mess Has No Easy Fix</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13266</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of homeowners across the country are blaming fumes from defective Chinese drywall for making them sick.  According to a report in The New York Times, the Chinese drywall debacle has pushed many people out of their homes and to the brink of bankruptcy, but solutions to the problem have not been easy to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prenatal BPA Exposure Linked to Behavioral Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13243</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bisphenol A—BPA—has, yet again, been linked to adverse effects, this time in young children. According to Science News, girls whose mothers were exposed to BPA in early pregnancy trimesters, were more aggressive than most, while boys exhibited more anxiety and were withdrawn. The emerging study is the first to link BPA exposure in early pregnancy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hard to Hold Chinese Drywall Makers Accountable, Thanks to Legal Barriers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13226</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese drywall debacle has highlighted some serious problems in the U.S. legal system. According to a report in the New Orleans Times-Picayune, those flaws make it likely that many Chinese drywall manufacturers will ignore the product liability litigation now underway in New Orleans.
According to the Time-Picayune article, international trade agreements treat health and safety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Target to Pay Fine Over Lead-Tainted Toys</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13222</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn. has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty for allegedly violating the federal lead paint ban on toys, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. 
The penalty settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, resolves CPSC staff allegations that from May 2006 through August 2007, Target [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Timeline Questioned</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13204</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Florida home built in 2002 has raised concerns that at least one home builder was using Chinese drywall  earlier than first thought.
General consensus says that builders began using Chinese drywall in the construction of new homes sometime around 2004.  According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) Chinese drywall website, consumers making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Results From Water Testing in The Acreage Released</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13189</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Water in The Acreage, a Florida community that some speculate is the site of a cancer cluster, is not contaminated with toxic chemicals,  the state&#8217;s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced. However, four wells had levels of alpha particles, radium-226 or radium-228,  that exceed drinking water standards.
Radium-226 and radium-228 are naturally occurring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard BPA Study Looks at Exposure from Hard Water Bottles</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13183</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dangerous estrogen mimicker, bisphenol A (BPA) is making headlines again for its adverse health effects. According to the University Chronicle, the controversial chemical was found in participants who drank from hard water bottles, citing a Harvard School of Public Health study.  
In only one week of exposure to drinking water out of these bottles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYC Lead Poisoning Cases Drop</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13177</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although New York City is seeing some progress regarding a drop in lead poisoning cases, recent findings indicate children of color still suffer from lead poisoning at higher rates than other groups.
According to 2008 data, said EMaxHealth, 85 percent of the children identified as having been diagnosed with lead poisoning were either black, Hispanic, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Complaints Top 1,500</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13173</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese drywall epidemic has hit a milestone.  Complaints to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) about the defective wallboard have now surpassed 1,500.
According to the CPSC,  it has received about 1,501 reports from residents in 27 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico who believe their health symptoms or the corrosion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA To Reform Toxic Chemical Regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just announced its plans to review six controversial toxic chemicals, Environmental Health News is reporting.
President Obama’s top environmental official—EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson—announced a plan to change how the United States regulates toxic chemicals that could present adverse effects to people and the environment, said Environmental Health News. Jackson said the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Tells Schools Caulk May be Toxic</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13143</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just announced that caulk found around windows and doors in hundreds of schools nationwide may contain PCBs, which are potentially cancer causing, reported the Associated Press (AP).
Boston.com wrote that the EPA urges building owners, such as school building owners, to test “brittle, aging masonry and window caulking” for PCBs (polychlorinated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Manufacturers May Try to Evade Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13138</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Chinese drywall victims are warning clients that some Chinese manufacturers may simply choose to ignore lawsuits filed in the U.S.  According to an Associate Press report, attorneys for the thousands of homeowners who have filed lawsuits over Chinese drywall are already considering contingency plans should this occur.
Chinese drywall poured into the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phthalates Present Even In Healthy Foods</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13131</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phthalates, chemicals that enable flexibility in plastics and vinyls, for instance pacifiers and rubber ducks, and which are known in laboratory testing to cause reproductive disturbances such as decreased sperm count, infertility, and reproductive tract malformations, are turning up in all sorts of foods.
Ubiquitous in a wide array of consumer products and industry, phthalates are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dangerous Toxins Taint Drinking Water in Many Schools</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13128</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press (AP) is breaking with news that not only has the drinking water at thousands of schools nationwide been found to contain a variety of dangerous toxins, but its investigation found these contaminants to be present in schools in every state.
Unsafe and dangerous levels of pesticides, leads, and an array of other chemicals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Affecting  140 Homes, Builder Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13115</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KB Home says that about 140 homes it built have issues with Chinese drywall.  The disclosure was made during a conference call conducted by KB Home last Friday to discuss earnings.
Chinese drywall poured into the U.S. between 1999 and 2007 because of the high demand created by the housing boom. Imports accelerated when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pollutants Passed Through Breast Milk Linked To Testicle Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12928</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been following the news surrounding pollutants and pesticides and the negative effects of these toxins on the human body, especially developing fetuses and children. In more news regarding such links, the Daily Mail just reported that an increased risk of cancer of the testicles has been linked to pollutant toxins in breast milk.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO Cuts Radon Limits after Studies Find More Danger Than Once Believed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12858</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently wrote about how radon gas was linked to increases in lung cancer risks based on emerging studies. This is important because radon, an odorless and colorless gas, can be found in many homes.
Now, the Associated Press (AP) is reporting that the World Health Organization (WHO) has significantly reduced radon amounts derived from natural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plans in Louisiana to Help Chinese Drywall Victims</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12852</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Louisiana residents whose homes have been ruined by defective Chinese drywall are getting a bit of relief from the state.  According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) today set aside $5 million of federal Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery money to compensate hurricane victims whose homes were built with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Jimmy Nolan&#8217;s Law&#8221; Gives Injured 9/11 Heroes More Time to File Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12836</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York&#8217;s 9/11 emergency workers now have more time to file compensation claims.  Earlier this month, New York Governor David  Paterson signed “Jimmy Nolan&#8217;s Law” which extends the time that 9/11 workers can file claims against the City of New York and private contractors  for injuries resulting from their participation in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPSC Commissioner Sees Chinese Drywall Damage First Hand, Says Recall Won&#8217;t be Issued</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12830</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be no recall of defective Chinese drywall.  According to a report on News-Press.com, Inez Tenenbaum, head of the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) said that instead, her agency will establish a uniform protocol to remediate the Chinese drywall, and push Congress for a funding source to help homeowners.
Tenenbaum was in Florida yesterday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Toxic  FEMA Trailer Lawsuit Now Underway</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12824</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first trial involving the allegedly toxic trailers the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) distributed to Gulf Coast hurricane victims in 2005 got underway last week in New Orleans.  According to the Associated Press, trailer maker Gulf Stream Coach Inc. and government contractor Fluor Enterprises Inc. are defendants in the case.  The federal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;s in Your Household Cleaner?</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12337</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The makers of household cleaners are facing increasing scrutiny over the chemicals contained in their products.  According to The New York Times, the industry &#8211; which includes companies like Proctor &#038; Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and S.C. Johnson &#8211; favors voluntary disclosure of product ingredients, but many consumer groups and lawmakers favor legislation that would require [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Finds Even &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;Safe&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; Lead Levels Harm Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12333</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Current “safe” lead   levels are believed to be more dangerous than first thought, according to emerging research. The BBC reported that researchers have concluded that lead’s toxic effect on the central nervous system are apparent even below currently approved levels and should be “halved.”
The study was conducted at the University of Bristol Centre [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Louisiana Chinese Drywall Meeting Draws Overflow Crowd</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12323</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anxious Louisiana homeowners packed a Chinese drywall town hall meeting in Mandeville last night.  According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the event attracted people from as far away as Baton Rouge.
The town hall was hosted by state Sens. Julie Quinn, R-Metairie, and A.G. Crowe, R-Slidell.  The  crowd &#8211; estimated at around 500 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA Will Likely Be On Washington State&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;s List Of Toxins</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12319</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The fight to eliminate dangerous, toxic chemicals in children’s products continues, with Washington State having passed a law last year mandating manufacturers to report if specific products contain such products, writes the Associated Press (AP). Washington State was the first state to pass such a law: The Children’s Safe Product Act.
Unfortunately, although the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Louisiana Senators to Host Chinese Drywall Town Hall Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12305</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  



 A Chinese drywall town hall meeting will be held this evening in Mandeville, Louisiana. State Senators Julie Quinn and A.G. Crowe will host the meeting, which is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. at Mandeville City Hall.
Louisiana is among the states hardest hit by the Chinese drywall crisis.   According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California BPA Ban Voted Down</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12302</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The California bill to ban bisphenol A—BPA—in baby bottles, sippy cups, and food containers that, twice, did not meet the required 41 votes, failed again and is being put off until next year. Although the bill, which narrowly passed in the state Senate and received a majority of votes both times in the California Assembly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Raises Concerns in Newport News, VA Subdivision</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12290</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another Virginia subdivision, Hollymeade in Newport News, may have a Chinese drywall problem.   According to a report on WVEC.com, Chinese drywall has been confirmed in one Hollymeade home, and scores more will be inspected because of the discovery.
Last  week, the head of the Consumer Products Safety Commission download mirrormask dvdrip  (CPSC) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Delays BPA Vote</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12250</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill banning the use of bisphenol A—BPA—that narrowly passed in the state Senate, has been put off in the California Assembly. The LA Times reported that the proposal to ban BPA in baby bottles, sippy cups, and food containers did not meet the required 41 votes, twice. The proposal did receive a majority vote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Inspections in Chinese Drywall Lawsuits Underway</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12231</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Court ordered home inspections have begun in the Chinese drywall litigation.   According  to News-Press.com, the first 30 such inspections will be completed by September 14.
The home inspections were ordered by U.S. District  Court Judge Eldon E. Fallon, who is overseeing the massive Chinese Drywall Multidistrict Litigation in New Orleans.  According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cigarette Branding Found to be Misleading</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12164</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Branding being used on some cigarettes may have consumers under the false impression that such products offer safer alternatives. According a study cited by the BBC, when words such as &#8220;smooth&#8221;, &#8220;silver,&#8221; or &#8220;gold&#8221; are used, people falsely believe the products are healthier and that it is easier to quit smoking with those cigarettes.
The survey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Chinese Drywall Manufacturers Identified, Could be Added to Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12162</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More Chinese drywall manufacturers could soon be added as defendants in the Chinese drywall multidistrict litigation currently underway in federal court in New Orleans.  According to a report in the Sarasota Herald Tribune, last Thursday lawyers involved in the litigation revealed  that 36 separate variations of tainted drywall have been found &#8211; far [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progress in Chinese Drywall Litigation</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12151</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese drywall litigation is moving along, with the first bellwether trials expected to begin in January.  Inspections of about thirty homes alleged to have been built with Chinese drywall are slated to begin in the  coming days.
Consumers in 24 states have filed a total of 1,174 Chinese drywall complaints with the Consumer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Lead In Lipstick Than Thought</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12146</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in November of 2007 we wrote that lead in lipstick had attracted the attention of some powerful lawmakers. Now, a new study reveals lead levels in an array of lipsticks are greater than what was reported nearly two years ago by Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC), a consumer advocacy group, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Renters with Chinese Drywall Break Their Lease?</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12122</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homeowner are not the only victims of Chinese drywall.  The defective material is turning up in rental  homes, apartments and condos as well.   Many renters plagued by the odors, corrosion and health  problems linked to Chinese drywall are asking questions about their legal rights.
Consumers in 24 states have filed a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Lawsuit Filed by Florida Lt. Governor</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12103</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lieutenant Governor of Florida can be added to the ever-growing list of  homeowners who have filed Chinese drywall lawsuits. According to News-Press.com, the federal lawsuit filed by Jeffrey Kottkamp and his wife claims that Knauf Gips KG and Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. LTD &#8220;manufactured, processed, distributed, delivered, supplied, inspected, marketed and/or sold&#8221; defective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tobacco Company Sues Over New Law</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12088</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In late June, President Barack Obama signed The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law. The law will allow the federal government broad authority over tobacco products and will also allow regulators to control cigarette packaging and marketing as well as how much nicotine—the addictive component in cigarettes—is added in tobacco products, explained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands Stuck in Toxic FEMA Trailers Four Years After Katrina</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12081</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four years after Hurricane  Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, some people in the region are still living in toxic trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  According to a report on CBS News, red tape is largely to blame.
At one point, as many 143,000 families  in the hurricane zone were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese  Drywall Remediation Underway in Virginia</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12069</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Virginia developer has been replacing Chinese drywall used to build 70 homes in the Hampshire of Greenbrier subdivision of Chesapeake, as well as others located in the Cromwell section of Virginia Beach.  According to report on WAVY.com, The Dragas Companies of Norfolk has already finished repairs on some homes, and residents have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Lawsuit Filed by Business Against Tennessee Valley Authority</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12060</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers of this column are all-to-familiar with last year’s historic fly ash spill that dumped a mind-boggling 5.4 million cubic yards—over one billion gallons—of toxic coal sludge into Tennessee’s Emory and Clinch rivers and the 300 acres surrounding the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Kingston plant.
We have long expressed concern over the hazards to people and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Acreage Investigation Points to Elevated Cancer Levels</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12054</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People living in one Florida community may be experiencing elevated levels of cancer, the state health department says.   According to The Palm Beach Post, the findings of a recent study of cancer in The Acreage have prompted the Florida health department to launch a second phase of its investigation.
As we’ve reported previously, residents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toy Action Figures Recalled for Lead Paint</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12032</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 8,400 toy action figures that violate the federal lead paint standard are being recalled today by Liquidation Outlet, Inc., of Lakewood, Wash.  According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), the products involved in this recall include  Force Soldier Playsets, Pirate Expeditions with Parrot, and Pirate Expeditions with Treasure.
Consumers should take the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WCI Communities&#8217; Bankruptcy Plan, Chinese Drywall Trust OK&#8217;d</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12026</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bankruptcy judge has approved WCI Communities Inc.&#8217;s plan to set up a Chinese Drywall Trust. The funds in the trust will be used to help homeowners living in WCI-built developments pursue claims against the parties responsible for the tainted drywall in their homes.
Consumers in 24 states have filed a total of 1046 Chinese drywall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Lawsuit Claims Material Used in Las Vegas Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11951</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11951#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Chinese drywall class action lawsuit has been filed in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the Las Vegas Sun, the lawsuit alleges that Chinese drywall is causing health problems for occupants of homes in two Las Vegas neighborhoods
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of four homeowners, the Sun said.  Three of the homes are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car Lead Dust Caused Poisoning, CDC Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11926</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lead poisoning is considered by many experts to be one of the most important chronic environmental illnesses affecting children today. Unfortunately, despite efforts to control lead exposure, serious cases still occur; this time, from an unlikely source: The family car.
The Associated Press (AP) just reported that, in the state of Maine, some lead poisoning cases [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA BPA Decision Expected in November</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11843</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11843#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After much controversy and accusations of alleged negligence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a very serious look at bisphenol A—BPA—a ubiquitous, estrogenic, chemical best known for its presence in children’s products and water bottles.
Newly appointed FDA commissioner, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, recently announced that the agency is reconsidering its decision that BPA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Cooperation Needed on Drywall, Florida Senator Tells Chinese Officials</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11829</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) was in China last week to discuss the problems associated with defective Chinese drywall.  According to a press release from his office, the Senator told  Chinese officials that issues with Chinese drywall and led tainted toys had shaken American consumers’ confidence in imports from that country.
Nelson’s China stop was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toxic Airplane Air Blamed for Illnesses</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11818</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A flight attendant who believes that she is the victim of &#8220;toxic airplane air&#8221; has filed a product liability suit against Boeing and McDonnell Douglas over her illness.  According to a report on CNN, Terry Williams believes that a design flaw in an MD-82 aircraft left her unprotected from toxic air.
The issue of toxic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Said to Be in Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11803</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall problems may not be confined to the U.S.  Earlier this year, various media outlets reported that some homeowners in Canada had also been complaining about odors and other problems associated with Chinese drywall.
In the U.S., consumers in 24 states have filed a total of 877 Chinese drywall complaints with the Consumer Products [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress To Consider BPA Ban</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11800</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, House and Senate lawmakers are considering two bills to ban use of the ubiquitous, estrogenic chemical that has been used as a plastic hardener for decades. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic estrogen found in a variety of plastic containers, including baby bottles; toys and sippy cups; and many, many other consumer products.
Many health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Imported to Guam, Saipan, American Samoa</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11777</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Potentially defective Chinese drywall was imported to Guam, Saipan and American Samoa.  According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), more than 20,000 sheets of Chinese-made drywall made their way on to those islands in 2006.
For months now, we have reported on homeowner complaints regarding Chinese drywall. Gases emitted from the drywall are being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Homes Could be Eligible for Property Tax Reductions</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11737</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall homeowners in Hillsborough County, Florida could see their property taxes reduced this year.  According to a report on the ABC Action News Website, the county&#8217;s property assessor plans to work with Chinese drywall homeowners to revalue their properties.
For months now, we have reported on homeowner complaints regarding Chinese drywall.  Homeowners have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upstate NY County Bans BPA</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11732</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bisphenol A—BPA—the dangerous, ubiquitous estrogen-mimicking toxin that has been linked to a wide variety of adverse health events has just been banned in Schenectady County in upstate New York.
BPA is banned in Connecticut, Minnesota, Chicago, and New York’s Suffolk County. Wisconsin recently became the third state to introduce a bill to ban BPA-containing baby bottle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPSC Updates Chinese Drywall Investigation</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11715</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 200 new Chinese drywall complaints have been filed with the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) since last month, according to the agency&#8217;s August Status Report. 
Since December, a total of 877 Chinese drywall complaints from 24 states and the District of Columbia have been received by the CPSC.  Most complaints have come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Trade Center Rescue Workers May Face Higher Risk of Multiple Myeloma</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11699</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emergency responders who participated in Ground Zero rescue and recovery efforts following the 9/11 terrorist attacks may be at a higher risk of developing multiple myeloma, according to a new study.  According to a report in the Associated Press, the study points to the importance of continued health monitoring for anyone who worked at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall, Mold Prompt Eviction Notices At Florida Apartment Complex</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11539</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dozens of low-income elderly people are being evicted from a Florida apartment complex because of Chinese drywall and mold.  According to naplesnews.com, the 33 residents have been given until the end of this month to leave the 30-unit Bromelia Place apartment building in Immokalee.
Many of the residents have been complaining of respiratory ailments.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Desperate Chinese Drywall Homeowner Calls White House</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10276</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to find a way out of his Chinese drywall nightmare, a desperate Florida homeowner recently placed a phone call to President Barack Obama.  According to a report on wpbf.com, Larry Kosakowski of Port St. Lucie wants more federal attention focused on the problem.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received 810 Chinese drywall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Homeowners Anxiously Await Investigation Findings</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10243</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal regulators are expected to release the findings of Chinese drywall investigations in September.  According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, if the investigations conclude that a “substantial” electrical, fire or health hazard exists, homeowners living with Chinese drywall will face some tough choices.
For months now, we have reported on homeowner complaints [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Goes Under Because Of Chinese Drywall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10219</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In another unfortunate turn of events regarding defective Chinese drywall, one business is going under because of the toxic product. WAVY.com just reported that a Virginia business that sold Chinese drywall was forced to recently hold an auction to cover debts resulting from the defective drywall.
Sam Porter, who owns Venture Supply in Norfolk, told WAVY.com [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Setting Up Consumer Agency In China</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10211</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in an effort to create a permanent oversees presence, is planning on opening an office in Beijing. The office is being set up, in part, reported HeraldTribune.com to better work with both Chinese regulators and companies in China and ensure exports coming into the United States from China [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Found in Foreclosed Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10207</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For months, we have reported on homeowner complaints regarding Chinese drywall. Now, it seems, homes known to contain the toxic drywall are being put up for sale.
According to WINK News, a never occupied home in Northwest Cape Coral—four bedrooms and two baths—is up for sale for just $19,800. Despite that the home has been contaminated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Chemical Plant Fire Update</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10203</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While dangerous emissions were not found in the air surrounding the El Dorado Chemical plant in Bryan, Texas, thousands of residents were forced from their homes, reported the Associated Press (AP), citing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
The evacuation was initiated because of the risk that ammonium nitrate—a chemical used in the manufacture of explosives—at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Seizes Hand Sanitizers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) request, U.S. Marshals have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory’s Roy, Utah facility. The administration is also warning consumers not to use any Clarcon products because they contain harmful bacteria and are promoted as antimicrobial agents that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Chemical Plant Fire Prompts Evacuations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fire at the El Dorado Chemical plant in Bryan, Texas, while under control, continued to smolder today.  At least 1,000 people are still evacuated because of the risk that ammonium nitrate at the plant could spark an explosion.
The fire at the El Dorado Chemical Co. plant broke out around noon yesterday. Right now, [...]]]></description>
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