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All Documents in Energy Tagged cancer

Diesel-Electric Hybrid Buses
Issue Papers: A paper addressing the technical and public health issues related to diesel-electric hybrid buses.

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EPA Won't Restrict Toxic Herbicide Atrazine, Despite Health Threat
News: White House documents obtained by NRDC reveal that industry influenced the decision.
Children, Cancer & The Environment By identifying elements in the environment that contribute to cancer, we can take steps to eliminate them and protect our children and ourselves. Overview: Scientists now believe that many childhood cancers are caused by environmental factors which, unlike heredity, can theoretically be controlled. Learn more about some of the suspected environmental causes of childhood cancer and how you can reduce the risks to your own children.
The Story of Silent Spring How a courageous woman took on the chemical industry and raised important questions about humankind's impact on nature. History: Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962) was one of the landmark books of the 20th century. It described how DDT entered the food chain and accumulated in the fatty tissues of animals, including human beings, causing cancer and genetic damage. Silent Spring not only exposed the hazards of the pesticide DDT, but eloquently questioned humanity's faith in technological progress and helped set the stage for the environmental movement that followed.