Last Thursday, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" brought its unique brand of political satire to point out a major flaw in the 9/11 Health Care Bill for Ground Zero first responders. The highly-touted bill covers a litany of diseases such as chronic coughing, laryngitis and carpal tunnel, but surprisingly does not cover cancer treatments. The argument used by some is that there is no scientific proof that the dust inhalation caused the cancers which are killing the brave heroes who fought dangerous conditions to find the remains of those who died there following the terrorist attacks. When more...Recently, there has been an increase in coverage regarding toxic chemical reform, both domestically with bills such as the reformed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as well as overseas with the growing burn pit movement. The burn pit movement stems from concerns that veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are being exposed to dangerous toxins emitted from huge, open-air piles of burning trash. The materials burned in these pits on-base include harmful chemicals like plastics, liquid fuels, tires and batteries. As a result, many members of the military are developing serious health issues such more...