Word: toxicants
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...from past strategies and international manipulations of radio—such as Radio Radcliffe and Radio Universidad in Oaxaca—to re-orient themselves to radio’s possibilities. And in Minot, North Dakota, the failure of corporate radio stations to alert the public about an impending toxic cloud (really, we don’t make this up) made the need for local control over Emergency Alert Systems all too obvious.So please—tune in, turn on and don’t drop out. Radio has shown itself to be a resilient media force that just won?...
Hudson said that the nation’s cultural environment is “toxic,” referring to the prevalence of desk-job careers, Hollywood waifs, and fatty snacks. But it is unclear whether such an environment solely causes binge eating, which is habitual and associated with a “sense of loss of control,” Hudson said...
...what about Biden? He's apologizing like crazy, but his presidential bid is dead. Is this fair? No, it isn't. You can believe, if you want, that his legendarily overactive tongue released something toxic deep inside his middle-aged white male head. And maybe you are confident that nothing similar could possibly spill out of yours. Or you can decide that no man is responsible for his subconscious, and judge him by his spin, not by his gaffes...
...What's Toxic in Toyland" [Dec. 11] included misleading information about substances that make plastic toys and other children's products soft (phthalates) and shatterproof (bisphenol A., or BPA). Phthalates have been used in consumer products for more than 50 years. During that time, no reliable research has ever found that phthalates cause negative health effects in humans. The Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2003 completed a four-year review of the main phthalate used in vinyl toys (called DINP) and found "no demonstrated health risk" and "no justification" for banning it, as the City of San Francisco has done...
...After the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, the river, which flows near the reactor, became radioactive. With toxic silt still flowing downstream in the Pripyat, which is some 441 miles long, a dam on the left bank has been the only effective countermeasure, and dredging remains dangerous...