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http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/children/
This is the Environmental Health Perspectives journal's website for news relevant to children's EH. Great articles on a variety of topics.

http://www.ewg.org/
The Environmental Working Group. A national watchdog organization that provides up-to-the-minute information on EH news.

http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/newsletters/ucdnl.htm
One of the best newsletters for interesting environmental toxicology articles. Arrange for email notification of latest issue.

http://www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org
A new EH news service help increase public understanding of emerging scientific links between environmental exposures and human health.
As part of its outreach effort, EHS publishes 3 websites:

http://www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org
Links to EH news around the world.
http://www.OurStolenFuture.org
Links to news and studies about endocrine disruptors.
http://www.ProtectingOurHealth.org
Focuses on possible environmental causes of diseases, disorders, and disabilities.

http://www.rachel.org
Rachel's Environment and Health News. An excellent e-newsletter that you can subscribe to. Articles connect to environmental justice issues.

Local News Reporting

http://www.seattletimes.com
The Seattle Times website has a good search engine for the latest news, and has a health section.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer website. Search for news on any topic.

http://nytimes.com
The New York Times has a health section every day and a science section on Tuesdays. The health section can be searched for a variety of topics.

Great Special Reports

Teacher Note: It is often possible to get multiple copies of these from the publisher for use in a classroom setting.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/special/fear_fields.html
Fear in the Fields: How Hazardous Wastes become Fertilizer. An alarming and award-winning series from 1997 that lead to the book: "Fateful Harvest : The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret." A must-read eye-opening expose of the practice of turning hazardous waste into fertilizer.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/specials/sound/index.asp
Our Troubled Sound. A series of great articles about pollution of Puget Sound.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/specials/mining/index.asp
The Mining of the West. Series of articles about mining and its environmental (and environmental health) impact.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/specials/arsenic/
Arsenic's Legacy. A short series about the health risks from arsenic contamination by Asarco smelters and older pesticides containing arsenic.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/uncivilaction/
Uncivil Action: Asbestos mining leaves a deadly legacy in Libby, MT and nationwide. This series also lists other recent coverage of asbestos issues.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/methamphetamines/
An epidemic in our midst: Methamphetamines. This series won an award for best environmental health story.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pipelines/
Pipelines: America's hidden hazards. Based on the pipeline explosion in Bellingham.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/specials/pesticides.shtml
A tainted land. An award-winning report consisting of two articles about pesticide contamination and high leukemia rates in Whatcom county.

http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com/articles/2003/04/03/news/news05.txt
Article describing a n interdisciplinary project developed with IEHMSP and a middle school in Mt. Vernon WA about a mock pesticide spill.

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