This edition of Occupational Health News Roundup is dedicated to Workersâ Memorial Day, which was observed around the world on April 28th. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: A ceremony commemorated the 100th anniversary of The Pittsburgh Survey (1907-1908), âthe pioneering work of Crystal Eastman and others which investigated the horrendous living conditions of Pittsburgh’s working class as the […]
John Browne, BPâs CEO has abruptly resigned over revelations about his sex life. For quite some time, Houston Chronicle’s business columnist Loren Steffy has been writing about Browne and the safety debacle known as BP. Steffy’s comments on Browneâs resignation are priceless: Let me see if I’ve got this right. BP’s Texas City refinery blows […]
By David Michaels Earlier this month, the National Institute of Healthâs National Toxicology Program fired the contractor that had been running its Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) after environmental health advocates drew attention to the companyâs chemical industry ties. (Go here to see previous posts.) Now, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel […]