Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Posts Links and...
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has a terrific compendium of links to the webpages of all the important agencies acting to contain the environmental and health disaster...
View ArticleExperts Say Health Risks From BP Oil Spill To Last Years; Current Seafood...
Multiple experts testified on Capitol Hill today that the health risks for the Gulf oil spill will last for years, but the seafood now in stores and restaurants is safe. Officials testifying today...
View ArticleBP Oil Spill Health Risks Focus of Institute of Medicine Forum June 22-23
The Institute of Medicine will hold a pubic forum on the possible emerging health risks of the Gulf oil spill on June 22-23 in New Orleans. The meeting will be held starting at 8:30 CDT in the Queen...
View ArticleMarine Life Flees Contaminated Water In BP Oil Spill
In a ominous sign of the unimaginable environmental and health disaster to come in the gulf oil spill, marine creatures from crabs to sharks are crowding into water close to the shore in an attempt to...
View ArticleOklahoma University Toxicologists Warn of Decades Long Health Risks in BP Oil...
Robert Lynch, PhD, and other toxicologists from the Oklahoma University School of Public Health convened on Friday, June 18 to discuss the health ramifications of the devastating Gulf oil spill, which...
View ArticleMental Health Experts Warn of Psychological Problems Likely From BP Oil Spill
University South Alabama Sociology professor J. Steven Picou and Arch Diocese of New Orleans Catholic Charities medical director Elmore Rigamer highlight the likely psychological and emotional effects...
View ArticleEscambia County Issues Latest BP Oil Spill Update
Escambia County, Florida has issued its latest update on environmental and health conditions affecting Escambia County and nearby areas. They continue to advise that tarballs not be handled or touched....
View ArticleLouisiana Reports 161 Cases of BP Oil Spill Sickness
The state of Louisiana is now reporting 161 cases of illness related to the BP oil spill. Most have involved nausea, vomiting, headaches, and dizziness. The post Louisiana Reports 161 Cases of BP Oil...
View ArticleLouisiana Requesting BP Aid For Mental Health Services
The state of Louisiana has asked BP to provide $10 million for mental health services for those affected by the BP oil spill. This is following the recent suicide of an Alabama fisherman The post...
View ArticleNo Long Term Studies On Exxon Valdez Cleanup Workers to Guide Care in BP Oil...
In the growing concern about the possible health effects of long term oil exposure for BP cleanup workers, scientists and physicians are looking at the Exxon Valdez cleanup for help. The only trouble...
View ArticleNOAA Issues Projections of Likely Path of Contamination for US Beaches
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued projections for the probability of oil contamination of US beaches in Florida and along the Atlantic seaboard. The post NOAA...
View ArticleEPA Initial Studies Show Oil Dispersant Corexit Not Toxic To Marine Life
In initial findings sure to come under fire from environmental groups, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has released findings that show the oil dispersant being used in the BP oil...
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