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More News Articles on CCA Treated Wood and its Health Hazards

(Period of March 2000 - June 2003)

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• Pressured Treated Wood is Under Fire
  (The Washington Post: 6/14/03)
  
  
• Vermont Legislators raise treated wood concerns
  (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus: 6/13/03)
  
  
• Tests Confirm Timber in Playground is Toxic
  (Friends of the Earth Web site: 6/06/03)
  
  
• Maine legislators ban arsenic-treated CCA lumber
  (Bangor Daily News via Our Stolen Future Web site: 6/04/03)
  
  
• How safe is your mulch? Does it contain deadly arsenic from CCA?
  (NBC Channel 2 Fort Myers Web site: 6/02/03)
  
  
• Home Depot peddles CCA Wood for playsets despite upcoming ban
  (Missoula Independant: 5/15/03)
  
  
• School District of Athens, GA seeks to replace CCA wood
  (Athens Banner Herald: 4/27/03)
  
  
• Maine to vote on bill to restrict disposal of arsenic-treated wood
  (WMTW TV Channel 8 Web site: 4/14/03)
  
  
• CCA Lawsuits' drastic effects on Business Insurance Coverage
  (FindLaw Web site: 4/8/03)
  
  
• Lowes beats Home Depot in offering Arsenic-free Treated Wood
  Detroit News : 3/21/03)
  
  
• EPA Finalizes Voluntary Cancellation of Residential Uses of CCA Wood
  (EPA Web site: 3/20/03)
  
  
• EPA Testimony to the CPSC on Status of EPA's Ongoing Review of CCA
  (EPA Web site: 3/17/03)
  
  
• Australian "EPA" to review safety of CCA treated wood
  (Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority Web site: 3/13/03)
  
  
• Arsenic in Wood - Dangers Persist
  (ArchitectureWeek: 3/12/03)
  
  
• Minnesota Atty. General accuses Menards Chain of selling arsenic-tainted CCA mulch
  (Minneapolis/St. Paul's KSTP ABC Channel 5 Web site: 3/7/03)
  
  
• Minnesota Atty. General to force Menards Chain to name names in CCA mulch investigation
  (Minneapolis/St. Paul's WCCO CBS Channel 4 Web site: 3/7/03)
  
  
• Judge denies class action for CCA class action suit in Miami
  (Miami Herald: 3/7/03)
  
  
• Special Report: Assessing the Assessment- Reviewing the CPSC's CCA Briefing Report- Great Science or Government Boondoggle?
  (BANCCA.ORG Web site: 2/26/03)
  
  
• California Senate introduces bill to ban ALL Toxic Treated Wood
  (Beyond Pesticides.Org Web site: 2/24/03)
  
  
• Recognizing Playground Dangers
  (Christian Science Web site: 2/24/03)
  
  
• Study links cancer risk to pressure-treated playsets
  (St. Petersburg Times: 2/08/03)
  
  
• Wood Playground Sets contain Toxic Danger
  (San Fransisco Chronicle: 2/08/03)
  
  
• Consumer Product Safety Commission announces meeting on CCA playground equipment
  (CPSC Web site: 2/07/03)
  
  
• Consumer Product Safety Commission releases long-awaited report on CCA in playground equipment
  (CPSC Web site: 2/07/03)
  
  
• Report cites cancer risk of Treated Wood Playsets
  (ABCNews.com: 2/07/03)
  
  
• Safer Decking: CCA treated wood replaced with environmentally-friendly choices
  (Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle : 1/30/03)
  
  
• The Prairie Gardner: "Take Precautions with Treated Wood"
  (Grand Forks Herald: 1/24/03)
  
  
• Toronto Playgrounds Deemed Unsafe
  (Toronto Town Crier: 1/24/03)
  
  
• Family Circle magazine features Special Report on CCA: "The Hidden Danger in Your Backyard"
  Editors note: Article appears Feb. 11, 2003 Issue - not available online
  Written by Julie Hauserman of the St. Petersburg Times
  
  
• Update on EPA Treated Wood Lawsuit
  (Beyond Pesticides.Org: 1/16/03)
  
  
• Study Shows Canadian Playgrounds test High for Arsenic
  (CBC News Web site: 1/15/03)
  
  
• Wood Preservers Institute Lays Off All Workers
  (Gainesville Sun: 1/08/03)
   
  
• European Union announces ban of arsenic wood preservatives
  (Environmental Daily News Web site: 1/07/03)
   Site requires registration. View or Download the EU Official Directive here
  
  
• Taking heed of Treated Wood's Hidden Dangers
  (Philadelphia Inquirer: 12/30/02)
  
  
• Two Major Treated Wood Institutions Fall
  (Beyond Pesticides.Org: 12/20/02)
  
  
• Environmental Groups file Suit to stop Treated Wood
  (Gainesville Sun: 12/11/02)
  
  
• Press Release: Beyond Pesticides files Federal Lawsuit to stop Treated Wood
  (Beyond Pesticides.Org: 12/10/02)
  
  
• Traces reveal arsenic from CCA present in landscaping mulch
  (Gainesville Sun: 12/05/02)
  
  
• Clearing the Decks for Health
  (Philadelphia Inquirer: 11/03/02)
  
  
• County finds arsenic level high in yards near CCA treatment plant
  (Gainesville Sun: 10/08/02)
  
  
• Arsenic lawsuits get under wood treaters' skin
  (PlanetArk Web site: 10/08/02)
  
  
• New Study refutes EPA stance on CCA-treated wood
  (EWG.ORG Web site: 9/26/02)
  
  
• Arsenic and barbeque
  (US News and World Report: 9/16/02)
  
  
• Special Report: Treated Wood's Legacy: A Trail of Tears
  (BANCCA.ORG: 9/11/02)
  
  
• Nationwide Study Shows High Levels of Arsenic on Old Wood
  (EWG.ORG Web site: 8/29/02)
  
  
• Arsenic Lingers in Treated Wood - Group's Study Disputes Government's View of Exposure Risk
  (Washington Post: 8/29/02)
  
  
• Study shows Arsenic in Treated Wood is a Lasting Risk
  (Gainesville Sun: 8/29/02)
  
• Contamination from Utility Poles Not Uncommon
  (The Nashua Telegraph: 8/27/02)
  
  
• Earlier Report to DEP detailed Risks of CCA wood to Children
  (BANCCA.ORG: 8/19/02)
  
  
• Panel Finds No Danger from CCA Playground Wood?
  (Environmental News Service Web site: 8/08/02)
  
  
• EPA Announces CCA FIFRA Meeting
  (Federal Register: 7/31/02)
  
  
• New Research Indicates Toxic Playgrounds in Albany, NY
  (NYCAP Press Release: 7/24/02)
  
  
• Environmental Group Petitions EPA To Reclassify CCA Wood as Haz Waste
  (Beyond Pesticides.Org Web Site: 7/22/02)
  
  
• The Poison is Arsenic; The Suspect is Wood
  (New York Times: 6/26/02)  [Note: Registration on the NYT Web site is required, but access is free.]
  
  
• Minnesota Company Removes Arsenic and other Contaminants from CCA Wood
  (EarthVision Environmental News: 6/25/02)
  
  
• Special Report: The New Asbestos? Treated-wood firms face legal threats
  (Barron's Business & Financial Weekly: 6/17/02)
  
  
• New York State Legislature Passes CCA Ban
  (Beyond Pesticides.Org Web site: 6/17/02)
  
  
• Treated Wood becomes more Toxic as it Ages
  (La Presse - Montreal: 5/17/02)
  
  
• Treated Wood Debate makes way into court
  (Gainesville Sun: 5/07/02)
  
  
• CCA TAG Meeting Reveals Disturbing New Facts on CCA Hazards
  (BANCCA.ORG: 5/06/02)
  
  
• Danger Lurking in Your Backyard
  (WRAL Raleigh Durham Channel 5 News Website: 5/2/02)
  
  
• Major CCA Manufacturers to stop making CCA by end of 2003
  (Waste Age Magazine: 4/12/02)
  
  
• Canada phases out CCA Wood
  (La Presse - Montreal: 4/06/02)
  
  
• Connecticut issues warning on treated wood products
  (East Hartford Gazette: 4/06/02)
  
  
• Group tells EPA to stop sale of Arsenic-treated wood during Public Comment Period
  (Beyond Pesticides.Org Web site: 3/22/02)
  
  
• Poisoned Dreams - One couple's story of life in CCA Hell
  (Gainesville Sun: 3/17/02)
  
  
• CCA Spill poisons African Port of Djibouti creating environmental & humanitarian disaster
  (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Web site: 3/06/02)
  
  
• Risky arsenic wood treatment continues in Australia
  (The Age: 2/24/02)
  
  
• Home Depot & Lowes to stop selling CCA Wood
  (PlanetArk: 2/15/02)
  
  
• No easy answer for scrap CCA Wood Problem
  (Gainesville Sun: 2/18/02)
  
  
• EPA Announces Two-Year Phaseout of CCA Wood!
  (Gainesville Sun: 2/13/02)
  
  
• Lumber companies agree to arsenic ban
  (St. Petersburg Times: 2/13/02)
  
  
• No Arsenic in wood by 2003: US Lumber Industry agrees
  (CBC Web site: 2/13/02)
  
  
• Use of Arsenic in Wood Products to End
  (Washington Post: 2/13/02)
  
  
• Official EPA Press Release on CCA Wood Products Phaseout
  (EPA Web Site: 2/12/02)
  
  
• Gainesville, FL to remove CCA Wood from City Parks
  (Gainesville Sun: 2/12/02)
  
  
• Arsenic Levels Doom three more Area Parks
  (Gainesville Sun: 2/08/02)
  
  
• FL Rep. Crow and FPIRG team up against CCA
  (Florida PIRG Web site: 2/06/02)
  
  
• European Union considers ban of CCA-treated wood
  (St. Petersburg Times : 2/03/02)
  
  
• CCA Treated Wood Phaseout is announced!
  (Gainesville Sun: 2/01/02)
  
  
• Phaseout Deal in the works with EPA
  (USA Today 1/31/02)
  
  
• Woodmakers talk of ending use of arsenic
  (St. Petersburg Times: 1/23/02)
  
  
• CCA Manufacturers and Retailers Under Pressure- Is CCA's Demise Near?
  (Gainesville Sun: 1/14/02)
  
  
• Pesticide Advocacy Groups Petition to Halt CCA Use
  (Iowa Waste Reduction Center- Small Business News: 1/03/02)
  
  
• Environmental & Health Groups Petition EPA to Ban CCA
  (Beyond Pesticides.Org Press Release: 12/20/01)
  
  
• Children need tests for harm from arsenic, say Scientists
  (St. Petersburg Times: 12/19/01)
  
  
• Scientists cite urgent need for EPA study of children's exposure to CCA wood
  (Gainesville Sun: 12/18/01)
  
  
• Newspapers Refuse Ad on Arsenic in Wood - Fear Offending Home Depot
  (San Fransisco Independant Media.Org: 11/28/01)
  
  
• Opponents kill Rep. Crow's Bill to Ban CCA Wood from Florida Playgrounds
  (St. Petersburg Times: 11/28/01)
  
  
• Senator Bill Nelson presses EPA for results on CCA hazards
  (Gainesville Sun: 11/10/01)
  
  
• Congress prods the EPA to review arsenic risk in CCA Wood
  (St. Petersburg Times: 11/10/01)
  
  
• Report finds high arsenic level in Lumber from local retailers
  (Gainesville Sun: 11/08/01)
  
  
• EWG's report: "The PoisonWood Rivals" about Home Depot & Lowes
  (EWG Web site: 11/07/01)
  
  
• EWG's new provocative Ad about CCA lumber and Home Depot
  (EWG Web site: 11/07/01)
  
  
• Lake County to close 7 parks due to arsenic-treated lumber
  (Orlando Sentinel: 11/09/01)
  
  
• Two environmental groups pressure Lowes and Home Depot to stop selling CCA-treated lumber
  (St. Petersburg Times: 11/08/01)
  
  
• Treated Wood Warning Labels arrive in Lumber Stores
  (Gainesville Sun: 10/01/01)
  
  
• Alachua County, Florida votes to tear down CCA playgrounds
  (Gainesville Sun: 9/26/01 )
  
  
• Consumer Product Safety Commission reviews safety of CCA Wood
  (Gainesville Sun: 8/06/01)
  
  
• See example of the new CCA Warning Label
  (by BANCCA.Org: 1/24/02)
  
  
• CCA Wood Warning Labels on the way  
  (Gainesville Sun: 7/04/01)
  
  
• CCA Treated lumber to get labels
  (St. Petersburg Times: 6/08/01)
  
  
• Wood industry offers voluntary labeling program for CCA Wood
  (Gainesville Sun: 6/08/01)
  
  
• Concern grows over Arsenic in Playground Wood
  (CNN.com: 5/24/01)
  
  
• Opponents of Arsenic-Treated Wood Lobby for Ban
  (Gainesville Sun: 5/24/01)
  
  
• Debate on Wood Ignores Worker's Safety
  (Gainesville Sun: 5/20/01)
  
  
• Wood Debate Continues as Scientific Research on CCA Progresses
  (Gainesville Sun: 5/12/01)
  
  
• Senator Nelson to file Bill for CCA Wood Warning Labels
  (Gainesville Sun: 5/09/01)
  
  
• Companies begin to Produce Safer Alternative Wood
  (Gainesville Sun: 5/06/01)
  
  
• Florida Treated Wood Ban Fails to Go Through
  (Gainesville Sun: 5/04/01)
  
  
• Arsenic stances are contradictory
  (Gainesville Sun: 4/21/01)
  
  
• Senator Nelson expresses Concern about CCA
  (Gainesville Sun: 4/05/01)
  
  
• Florida State Parks weigh CCA wood options
  (Gainesville Sun: 3/27/01)
  
  
• Burning CCA wood can be dangerous
  (Gainesville Sun: 3/25/01)
  
  
• Animals can also be victims of CCA
  (Gainesville Sun: 3/25/01)
  
  
• Special Report: "Wood worries"
  (Gainesville Sun: 3/25/01)
  
  
• University of Florida "Baby Gator" playground to be torn down because of high arsenic levels
  (Gainesville Sun: 3/22/01)
  
  
• Florida Dept. of Health says Playgrounds are Safe for Kids
  (Gainesville Sun: 3/17/01)
  
  
• Treated Wood comes Under Fire in Lawsuit
  (Gainesville Sun: 3/14/01)
  
  
• Special Report: "The Poison in Your Backyard"
  (St. Petersburg Times: 3/11/01)
  
  
• FLA Lawmaker pushes for landfill liners for arsenic from CCA wood
  (Gainesville Sun: 2/22/01)
  
  
• EPA rethinking labeling of CCA wood due to health risk concerns
  (Gainesville Sun: 4/09/00)
  
  
• FLA treated wood plant seeks alternative to CCA
  (Gainesville Sun: 4/01/00)
  
  
• Fears Rise over CCA Wood Treatment
  (Gainesville Sun: 4/01/00)
  
  
• Treated wood's risk debated
  (Gainesville Sun: 3/19/00)
  

  
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