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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 […]
12/16/2021
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By Ethan Huff
Cost of doing business? Monsanto pleads guilty to 30 environmental crimes, agrees to pay measly $12 million fine
The Monsanto Company agreed to plead guilty to 30 environmental crimes related to the use of a pesticide on cornfields in Hawaii, court documents filed in the state earlier this month show. Monsanto admitted in a plea agreement that it committed 30 misdemeanor crimes related to the use of a glufosinate ammonium-based product sold under […]
11/22/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Forever chemicals found to be significantly more toxic than previously thought
A new study from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that forever chemicals are even more toxic than scientists initially believed. The agency said that it was asking the Scientific Advisory Board to review scientific documents about the health impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). […]
09/10/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Potomac River contains “astronomical levels” of forever chemicals, studies say
Citizens in Washington, D.C., are exposed to toxins in their daily lives, and the government is consistently looking the other way. In late July, the District of Columbia’s Statehood Green Party sent a letter to the Director of Washington D.C. Department of Energy & Environment, Tommy Wells, warning him of unregulated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) […]
09/03/2021
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By JD Heyes
EPA busted by whistleblowers for falsifying risk assessments regarding dangerous chemicals in yet another blow to agency’s credibility
A growing majority of Americans have figured out that our government doesn’t trust us, lies to us constantly, and is populated by power-mad functionaries who hate liberty and hate the country as founded. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has become the latest example of this. Whistleblowers claim the agency has been lying on risk assessments regarding […]
06/28/2021
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By Ethan Huff
STUDY: Corporations are destroying our planet’s soil
New research published in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science reveals that multinational corporations are rapidly destroying the world’s soils by contaminating them with deadly insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. All the chemical garbage that gets sprayed on genetically modified (GMO) crops, making corporate executives filthy rich at the expense of our planet, is quite literally […]
05/28/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Federal court says EPA must ban pesticide linked to brain damage in children
Children may soon be spared from a toxic pesticide that has been linked to brain damage. On April 29, the 9th United States Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must ban all uses of chlorpyrifos on food or establish new residue levels for the insecticide that are safe for children. The decision comes […]
10/19/2020
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By Cassie B.
Is it safe to drink your tap water? EWG’s updated database can help you find out
Last week, a peer-reviewed study by scientists from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) was published in the Environmental Science and Technology Letters journal that showed that more than 200 million Americans could be drinking water that is contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS. This means that 60 percent of the U.S. population could be […]
09/29/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
A dose of toxic synthetic chemicals: Researchers detect “forever chemicals” in California’s drinking water
Drinking water sources serving 7.5 million Californians are contaminated with toxic synthetic chemicals, according to a study from the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit organization specializing in environmental research. These chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, are commonly called “forever chemicals,” as they are extremely resistant to degradation once they get released to the environment. Low […]
01/25/2020
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By Cassie B.
FDA reports that PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are NOT a health concern for customers, but other public health experts aren’t convinced
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s main responsibility is ensuring that the food, drugs, cosmetics and other products sold in the country are safe for human health. Unfortunately, there are lots of ways they’re failing the public, especially when it comes to a group of chemicals known as PFAS. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, […]
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