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View it in your browser October 20, 2014 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Groups Petition FDA to Ban Toxic Chemicals Used in Pizza Boxes and Other Food Packaging A coalition of leading environmental groups called on the FDA last week to ban percholate and other toxic chemicals allowed in food packaging, citing their potential to harm fetal development, male reproductive systems, pre-and-post natal brain development and to cause cancer... NRDC Whole Foods Now Ranking Produce Environmentalists and healthy eaters across the country were overjoyed last week when Whole Foods announced a new initiative to rank fruits, vegetables and flowers based on suppliers' farming practices... AP New Study Links Mountaintop Removal Dust to Cancer A new study by researchers at West Virginia University finds that dust from mountaintop removal coal-mining operations promotes the growth of lung cancer tumors, leading researchers to question whether enough is being done to mitigate the health risks... Environmental Science and Technology EARTHTALK Q&A Artificial Turf Issues Could exposure to artificial turf really be linked to cancers and other health problems? Environmentalists and parents everywhere are worried... EarthTalk         This content is brought to you free by E-The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851.   Forward email This email was sent to aquarianm@gmail.com by ethisweek@earthtalk.org |   Update Profile/Email Address | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. E - The Environmental Magazine | 28 Knight Street | Norwalk | CT | 06851