Are We Exposing Kids To Toxic Chemicals While Battling West Nile?

Friday, June 15, 2012 Are We Exposing Kids To Toxic Chemicals While Battling West Nile? As parents in Sacramento County, Calif., put their kids to bed on Monday and Tuesday night, a pair of planes flying overhead doused a 30,000-acre area with a fine mist of pesticides. The target of the repeated aerial assault: mosquitoes. Risking GOP Backlash, Obama Admin Proposing New Air Quality Standards FAA Employees Allegedly Called Wind Project 'Highly Political' As Wildfires Rage, Modern Tanker Planes Sought Does Fracking Cause Earthquakes? Bill Maher Headlines PETA Stand-Up For Animals Benefit (PHOTOS) BLOG POSTS Michael Brune: No More Neckties I do admit to occasionally wearing a necktie, but this Father's Day I'm asking my kids for something a bit more special. I'm asking for a day together outside. If you're a dad, why not do the same? Kerry Trueman: Cheers to That Rare Bird, the Conservative Who Conserves We've got to find a way to restore conservation's luster for folks on the right. Thanks to reusable bag-toting, bike lane-loving liberals like me, it's been tarnished with an unacceptably progressive patina. Bob Keefe: At Rio 20, Just One Word... About 80 percent of the pollution that ends up in our oceans is plastic, including sandwich bags that choke sea turtles and monofilament fishing line that ensnares sea lions and seals. All the plastic talk culminates next Thursday, at an all-day conference at Rio+20 called Plasticity. Andrew Lam: Giving Up the Car Is My New American Responsibility After over two decades, I am no longer a driver. Facing spiking gas prices and much-needed repairs, I donated my Toyota Corolla to an organization that takes care of orphans. Mark Tercek: Indonesian President Calls for a Green Economy Indonesia has significant challenges ahead to realize its president's ambitious goals. But it is significant is that Indonesia's leadership understands that economic growth can -- and must -- go hand-in-hand with conserving nature.

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