Daily Downers: Toxic disclosures
Bad news is funnier read all in a row --
>> The EPA tries to exempt more companies from disclosing their toxic chemical use and emissions. In response, Cali and 11 other states sue the EPA.
>> Meanwhile, fear of toxic chemicals grows and people call for more disclosure. Salon's Machinist notes Nintendo's use of PVCs and BFRs, "which cause health and environmental damage and which numerous tech firms have vowed to phase out," and notes the company offers neither a takeback nor recycling program.
>> And a new report finds the cancer risk for people exposed to tritium could be twice as high as previously assumed. Tritium's commonly discharged in large amounts by nuclear plants around the world.
Image courtesy of Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics (PDF)
