BPA Toxin Remains Pillar Of Packaging Market, Impairs Nervous System

(MintPress) – While the Federal Drug Administration issued a ban in 2012 on BPA use in manufacturing baby bottles and sippy cups, the rest of America’s market remains wide open. BPA is found on the lining of nearly all plastic bottles and aluminum cans — and there’s concern that it’s seeping into America’s food supply. […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

(MintPress) - While the Federal Drug Administration issued a ban in 2012 on BPA use in manufacturing baby bottles and sippy cups, the rest of America’s market remains wide open. BPA is found on the lining of nearly all plastic bottles and aluminum cans — and there’s concern that it’s seeping into America’s food supply. A recent Duke University

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Nuclear Chief: US Plants Safer After Japan Crisis; Watchdog Groups Disagree

Two years after the nuclear crisis in Japan, the top U.S. regulator says American nuclear power plants are safer than ever, though not trouble-free. A watchdog group calls that assessment overly rosy. “The performance is quite good,” Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane said in an interview with The Associated Press. All but five of […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Two years after the nuclear crisis in Japan, the top U.S. regulator says American nuclear power plants are safer than ever, though not trouble-free. A watchdog group calls that assessment overly rosy. "The performance is quite good," Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane said in an interview with The Associated Press. All

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Obama Staying Out Of Negotiations On Gun Bills

With gun legislation taking shape on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama has kept a low profile on an issue he has made a critical part of his second-term agenda. The president has not been highly visible in the debate during the past three weeks as gun bills are being written. He’s been embroiled in a […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

With gun legislation taking shape on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama has kept a low profile on an issue he has made a critical part of his second-term agenda. The president has not been highly visible in the debate during the past three weeks as gun bills are being written. He's been embroiled in a budget battle that has dominated his time

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Obama: No ‘Grand Peace Plan’ During Israel Trip

President Barack Obama is playing down expectations for a Mideast peace breakthrough during his upcoming trip to Israel, telling American Jewish leaders that he won’t be carrying a “grand peace plan” when he arrives in the region later this month. Obama, in an hourlong private meeting at the White House on Thursday, acknowledged that near-term […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

President Barack Obama is playing down expectations for a Mideast peace breakthrough during his upcoming trip to Israel, telling American Jewish leaders that he won't be carrying a "grand peace plan" when he arrives in the region later this month. Obama, in an hourlong private meeting at the White House on Thursday, acknowledged that near-term

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Feds Look To Ship Wash. Radioactive Waste To NM

Removing radioactive waste from underground tanks at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site has proven to be technologically vexing for years, and recent word that six tanks are leaking has only added pressure to the efforts to empty them. A proposal to ship some of that waste to New Mexico to ultimately stem the leaks […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Removing radioactive waste from underground tanks at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site has proven to be technologically vexing for years, and recent word that six tanks are leaking has only added pressure to the efforts to empty them. A proposal to ship some of that waste to New Mexico to ultimately stem the leaks earned approval from

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After Sandy, Government Lends To Rebuild In Flood Zones

This story is being co-published with New York public radio’s WNYC. If Staten Island’s Great Kills Marina Café is able to reopen this spring after Sandy ripped apart its interior 2013 blowing out windows and punching through walls 2013 it will be thanks to assistance from the federal government. The Small Business Administration has approved […]

Al Shaw
By Al Shaw

This story is being co-published with New York public radio's WNYC. If Staten Island's Great Kills Marina Café is able to reopen this spring after Sandy ripped apart its interior 2013 blowing out windows and punching through walls 2013 it will be thanks to assistance from the federal government. The Small Business Administration has approved

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