agriculture
03/01/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Lawsuit accuses Synagro of poisoning farms with PFAS-contaminated BIOSOLIDS “fertilizer”
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an advocacy group, has announced a lawsuit against a major U.S. producer of so-called “biosolids-based fertilizer” for contaminating the natural environment with toxic chemicals like PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). In what PEER says is the first “in what may be a tidal wave of product liability lawsuits,” the […]
02/29/2024
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By News Editors
PFAS in biosolids fertilizer sparks damages lawsuit
Washington, DC — The first in what may be a tidal wave of product liability lawsuits has been filed against a major manufacturer of biosolids-based fertilizer for damages caused by toxic chemicals they contain. Fertilizers produced from sewage sludge have dangerous levels of toxic PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), according to laboratory testing arranged by Public […]
03/02/2023
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By Kevin Hughes
Dr. Lee Merritt accuses federal government of lying about Ohio train derailment
Physician and podcaster Dr. Lee Merritt has accused the federal government of lying about the Feb. 3 Ohio train derailment and chemical spill. “The issue is [that] the cure they’re trying to give us is going to be worse than the problem, because they’re lying about about what happened,” she said during the Feb. 27 edition of […]
03/01/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Congress gave EPA 27 years to study how pesticides disrupt human hormones; agency has yet to comply
A lawsuit filed late last year by a coalition of nonprofit groups accuses the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of failing to abide by a congressional order from nearly three decades ago calling on the agency to evaluate how agricultural pesticides affect human hormones. In 1996, Congress told the EPA that it had three years to […]
02/27/2023
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By JD Heyes
Food industry whistleblower warns crops near East Palestine chemical rail disaster may be tainted for years
The devastating environmental catastrophe that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio has resulted in severe contamination of the air, soil, and water in a vast area of the region. This prompts the question of how much, if any, of the food grown in that region will be safe for consumption, according to a whistleblower who spoke […]
01/20/2023
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By News Editors
New US research finds “worrying” evidence linking Monsanto weed killer to cancer
New research by top U.S. government scientists has found that people exposed to the widely used weed-killing chemical glyphosate have biomarkers in their urine linked to the development of cancer and other diseases. (Article by Carey Gillam republished from TheNewLede.org) The study, published last week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, measured glyphosate levels […]
10/07/2022
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By Belle Carter
EPA denies petition to regulate pesticide-coated seeds that harm pollinators
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a legal petition by the Center for Food Safety (CFS), Pesticide Action Network of North America and other groups that demanded the agency to monitor and regulate pesticide-coated seeds, which were widely harming bees, beneficial insects and other pollinators. These crop seeds are coated with systemic insecticides known […]
10/04/2022
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By Zoey Sky
Consumer beware: Study reveals toxic “forever chemicals” in pesticides are entering the food supply
When consumers buy food from the grocery store, the last thing they think about is if the food is safe to eat. But according to a study, some widely used pesticides contain “disturbingly high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).” These findings contradict previous statements by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that PFAS are […]
08/26/2022
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By News Editors
Bayer facing long line-up of new Roundup trials as cancer takes toll
Cancer has taken an unrelenting toll on 72-year-old Mike Langford. After being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in 2007 he suffered through five recurrences despite multiple rounds of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant. (Article by Carey Gillam and Aliya Uteuova republished from TheNewLede.org) Now he struggles with chemo-related neuropathy in his arms and legs, and new […]
05/27/2022
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By Zoey Sky
Pregnant women are being exposed to more dangerous industrial chemicals, warn researchers
Research suggests that exposure to harmful chemicals can cause many health problems in people of all ages. And according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, pregnant women are being exposed to more dangerous industrial chemicals. These harmful chemicals include parabens, pesticides and plastics, along with “replacement chemicals” for substances like […]
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