The Grantham Prize for Environmental Journalism

Winner Update

Meg Kissinger provides update on federal BPA decision

2009 Award of Special Merit, "Chemical Fallout"

Meg Kissinger writes, "despite months of additional study and a self-imposed timetable, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration likely will not release its ruling Monday on the safety of bisphenol A, a chemical used in thousands of household products that has been linked to developmental and behavioral problems."

Kissinger and colleague Susanne Rust received a 2009 Award of Special Merit for their series, Chemical Fallout, about the regulation of environmental toxics.

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