Earon S. Davis - SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLICYLinks will be added in the future for some of the following publications.
Legal Aspects of Pollution in Schools, Chapter 21 in The Healthy School Handbook, Edited by Miller, Norma L., NEA Professional Library, National Education Association, Washington, D. C., 1995. [ISBN 0-8106-1863-X]
Environmental Medicine and the Law: When You Are Brought Into Chemical Sensitivity Litigation, "The Environmental Physician," American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Denver, Co, Spring 1993.
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity [Extended Book Review], "Illinois Environmental Health Association News" Volume XIX, No. 4, July/August 1992; and "Environment Section Newsletter", American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C., Fall 1992.
Insurance Reimbursement Challenges and Environmental Medicine, "The Environmental Physician" American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Denver, Colorado, Spring 1992.
Legal Responses Vary to Chemical Illness [Chemical Sensitivity], with co-author Mary Lamielle, "Indoor Pollution Law Report," Leader Publications, New York. Volume 5, No. 7, pp. 1-5; Volume 5, No. 8, December 1991 and January 1992.
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, April 10, 1991 on the subject of indoor pollution. Published as House Serial No. 102-21, pp. 143-161.
Liability for Indoor Air Quality, "Indoor Air Quality in Homes: Synthesizing the Issues and Educating Consumers," American Association of Housing Educators, October 15 - 16, 1990, St. Louis, Missouri. Published in the symposium proceedings, 1991, pp. 41-44.
Diagnosing Environmental Allergy, "Resident and Staff Physician", Port Washington, NY, Vol. 36, No. 7, pp. 86-92, July 1990. [Extended Letter to the Editor]
Chemicals in the Environment, The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Continuing Legal Education course on workplace litigation, October 13, 1989, Greensboro, North Carolina. [Published as an article in "Winning Workplace Litigation," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1989 and "TrialBriefs" The Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Vol. 24, No. 4, 1992.]
U.S. Senate Testimony on The Indoor Air Quality Act of 1989, Invited by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Superfund, Ocean, and Water Protection, May 3, 1989, Senate Hearing Document 101-122, pages 187-199.
Chemicals, Risk and the Public, Op-Ed Page, Chicago Tribune, April 29, 1989.
Assessment of the Position of Clinical Ecology, Newsletter of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Winter 1988. [A call for cooperation with other medical organizations in researching chemical sensitivity disorders.]
Ecological Illness, TRIAL Magazine, October 1986 "Toxic Torts" Issue, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, D.C.
Potential Liability for Indoor Pollution, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, June 25,1986, Minneapolis, MN. Reprinted as a three part series, November 24 through December 8, 1986 in The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News, Business News Publishing Co., Troy, Michigan.
The New Chemical Victims. Presented at the Toxic Torts Program, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries, July 9, 1985, New York City, New York. Published at Ecological Illness Law Report, Volume III, Number 4/5, pp. 16-20 (1985). Reprinted in ALTERNATIVE PRESS ANNUAL 1985, Temple University Press, 1986.
Ecological Illness: A Looming Crisis? RE:SOURCES, Environmental Task Force, Washington, D.C., Spring 1985, Volume 5, Number 3.
The Environment is Moving, THE ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM, December 1984, Environmental Law Institute, Washington, D.C. Discusses three trends that are re-defining the human environment.
Resource Guide, (with Valerie A. Wilk), Chapter 10 in THE HEALTH DETECTIVE'S HANDBOOK: A GUIDE TO THE INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS BY NON-PROFESSIONALS, edited by Legator, Harper,
and Scott, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985. (ISBN 0-8018-2444-3)The Future of Formaldehyde in an Increasingly Contaminated World. Presented before the Second Annual Industry-Government-Consumer Forum: The Future of Formaldehyde in Consumer Products, November 16, 1984, Washington D.C. (Published at ECOLOGICAL ILLNESS LAW REPORT, Volume III, Number 1/2, pp. 14-16, 1985).
The Legal Side of Ecological Illness. Presented before the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, October 13, 1984, Chicago, Illinois. Reprinted in CLINICAL ECOLOGY: Archives for Human Ecology in Health and Disease, Fort Collins, CO., Volume IV, No. 2, Summer 1986.
Indoor Pollution: An Introduction to a Household Problem, Presented to the Northwestern University Students for a Better Environment and the Human Ecology Study Group, Evanston, IL; originally prepared for a risk reduction workshop sponsored by the Washington Area Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Washington, D.C. Published at H.E.F. CANADA QUARTERLY, Human Ecology Foundation of Canada, December 1985.
Chemical Hypersensitivities and Social Security Disability Law. Presented before the meeting of the National Organization for Social Security Claimants' Representatives, at which I led a workshop on this topic. June 29, 1984, Chicago, IL. Published at ECOLOGICAL ILLNESS LAW REPORT, Volume II, Number 3, pp. 1-5, 1984.
Toxic Chemicals: Interface Between Law and Science. (With Valerie A. Wilk) Migrant Legal Action Program, Washington, D.C., 1982. (ISBN 0-86733-073-2)
Combined Book Review on the Protection of Individuals With Increased Susceptibility to Chemical Pollutants.JURIMETRICS, Journal of Law, Science and Technology, Volume 22, Number 4, American Bar Association, Chicago, IL, Summer 1982.
Indoor Pollution. THE HUMAN ECOLOGIST, Number 13/14, Human Ecology
Action League, Chicago, IL 1981.Toxic Assault. RE:SOURCES, Environmental Task Force, Volume 1, Number 3, Washington, D.C. 1981.
ECOLOGICAL ILLNESS LAW REPORT
Editor/Publisher/Founder. November 1982 to October 1989. Evanston, IL; Wilmette, IL. This quarterly newsjournal covered legal, scientific, and policy topics of interest to attorneys, citizen advocates, physicians and others concerned with chronic health damage due to chemical pollutants indoors, outdoors and at work. The legal and policy areas include personal injury litigation, "Toxic Torts", Social Security Disability, Workers Compensation, Federal and State protections for the disabled, recognition of the right of individuals to be free from harmful chemical exposures (e.g., tobacco smoke, perfumes, indoor pollutants), and recognition of multiple chemical sensitivities by government entities, the medical profession, scientific researchers, and the public.
REVIEWS OF THE ECOLOGICAL ILLNESS LAW REPORT
--Reviewed as "Must Reading" by the AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Journal, April 1985, p. 133.
--Reviewed as "Important" and "an excellent source" in the LEGAL REFERENCE SERVICES QUARTERLY, Winter 1984/85, p. 2.
--Reviewed in the HAZARDOUS WASTE NEWS, No. 53, November 30, 1987, "Newsletter on Legal and Medical Aspects of `Ecological Illness' Provides Important Information." "We have found a newsletter packed with useful information; the Ecological Illness Law Report." ". . . wonderful . . . a treasure chest of ammunition for people
arguing that we need closer control of chemicals."
SELECTED PUBLICITY -- Featuring Earon S. Davis
"People to Know" profile, THE ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM, Environmental Law Institute, Washington, D.C., November/December 1992.
"An Ally for a Smoke-Free Workplace", ILLINOIS TIMES, Springfield, IL, March 30, 1989
"Davis Honored by the American Academy of Environmental Medicine", ILLINOIS ISSUES, Sangamon State University, Springfield, IL, February 1989.
"Environmental Pioneer Davis Finally Gets Recognition", ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LETTER, Washington, D.C., November 1, 1988.
"Chemical Ills: Policy and the Law", FASE REPORTS, Winter 1988, Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education, Los Angeles, California.
"Davis and Law Journal Fight for EI Awareness" , THE HUMAN ECOLOGIST, No. 38, July 1988, Human Ecology Action League, Chicago, Illinois. (Three page article on Davis in "People Who Make a Difference".
"An Uncommon Advocate: The Advocacy of Alumnus Earon Davis is performed through the Ecological Illness Law Report". LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO, Winter 1988. (Two page article featuring Earon S. Davis and his work in the area of environmental health.)
I"nterview with Earon Davis" , RE:SOURCES, Newsmagazine of the Environmental Task Force, Washington, D.C., Volume 7, No. 2, Winter1988. (Five page interview with Davis on indoor pollution.)
"Bitter Living Through Chemistry" , University of Illinois CHICAGOAN, University of Illinois Alumni Association, Chicago, IL., June 1986. (Full page + article featuring Earon S. Davis and his environmental work.)
"One Man's Crusade Against Ecological Illness", WILMETTE LIFE, EVANSTON REVIEW, and other PIONEER PRESS NEWSPAPERS, Wilmette, IL., June 24, 1986, June 31, 1986. (Full page article featuring Earon S. Davis and his work.)
Quoted: New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Indoor Pollution News, Newsday, Chicago Tribune, etc.
As a consultant, I also co-authored a number of reports and other publications for the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Department of Energy, the National Agricultural Lands Study, US Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining, the National Commission on Air Quality, and other organizations.