By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze Troubling numbers have arrived from California regarding illnesses caused by agricultural pesticide exposure. According to data released by the Department of Pesticide Regulation for 2015, the number of illnesses increased by 50% from 2014 The number of cases labeled “definite,” “probable,” and…
by Jessica Corbett ‘We Don’t Know… How Bad It Is’ A 31-car freight train derailed in Iowa and started leaking crude oil into floodwaters on Friday morning, forcing evacuations of nearby homes and raising concerns about drinking water contamination. The Sioux County Sheriff posted a video depicting the…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Liberal, Democrat-run California recently passed new legislation [SB 606 and AB 1668] regarding personal use of water, i.e., only 55 gallons of water per day per person. Showers and laundry have to be counted in that too! If the new sustainable…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze The political theatre between climate change fanaticism and free market lack of regard for the environment is continuing apace and notably so with a recent move by the EPA Science Advisory Board. The SAB voted on May 31 to review a series…
By Melinda Cafferty, Natural Blaze A Polish startup has come up with a whimsically innovative way of turning a common waste product into an “energy drink” for pollinators. GNN reports: Bee Saving Paper is a biodegradable paper that is packed full of energy-rich glucose that is nutritious…
By Rachel Blevins California has become the first state to pass a law severely limiting the amount of water residents can use on a daily basis, and while politicians claim that the restrictions will be enforced in the name of conserving water, Nestlé is illegally…
By Mariana Fuentes, Florida State University Have you ever considered that small pieces of plastic less than 5 millimeters long, or smaller than a pencil eraser head, called microplastics, can affect large marine vertebrates like sea turtles? My research team first discovered this disturbing fact…
By Catherine J. Frompovich If readers don’t know what the planet’s hydrologic cycle is, here’s a brief description. Basically, it is the continuous flow cycle how water is circulated throughout the Earth and the atmosphere. It is the process by which water reaches humans for…
By Daisy Luther The official death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria is only 64 people. With the devastation wrought last September by the powerful storm, many people questioned the veracity of that number. And it looks like they may have had good cause….
By Jack Burns Researching aquatic life has long been used as a barometer for evaluating pollution levels, and according to a recently published study, opioids are now showing up in the bays in and around Seattle’s Puget Sound—serving as yet another reminder that the United…
By Catherine J. Frompovich During the last two weeks in the area where I live, SE Pennsylvania, we experienced an inordinate weather pattern that had everyone—bar none—talking about it and complaining how extraordinarily oppressive it was: Torrential rain daily with no let up, plus no…
By Kelsey K. Graham, Michigan State University Declines in bee populations around the world have been widely reported over the past several decades. Much attention has focused on honey bees, which commercial beekeepers transport all over the United States to pollinate crops. However, while honey…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Is this little work of “living art” worth saving? (Source: Email Forward) Then stop polluting the planet! Electromagnetic radiation from power lines and phone masts poses ‘credible’ threat to wildlife, report finds Matt Shardlow, CEO of Buglife said: “We apply limits…
By Matthew Coggon, University of Colorado Millions of Americans apply personal care products every morning before heading to work or school. But these products don’t stick to our bodies permanently. Over the course of the day, compounds in deodorants, lotions, hair gels and perfumes evaporate…
By Gary G. Kohls, MD, guest to Natural Blaze (and Neither are Hydrofluoric Acid Storage Tanks) An Open Letter to the Affected Mayors, City Councilors and Assorted Thought Leaders who Inhabit the Areas Downstream and Downwind The first (of many) junior mining companies that want to…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze In 2017, China announced that it would no longer be accepting much of the world’s trash in the coming year. In January, it followed through with that announcement and stopped accepting 24 types of waste which includes plastics, mining slap, garbage…
By Richard N. Lorenc Like the fictional “vaporators” from Star Wars, we can now harvest fresh water from thin air. Paging Luke Skywalker: this May the 4th, your moisture farm is calling! As countries and cities such as Cape Town, South Africa, struggle to quench…
By Rosanne Lindsay It all started in 2013 when the United Nations (U.N.) released a report on how insects could stabilize the global food supply. An estimated two billion people around the world eat bugs, so why not you, too? After all, growing the grain used in animal…
By Matt Agorist Wisconsin — Environmental groups are in an uproar this week after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved a request by the technology manufacturing giant, Foxconn, to divert an estimated 7 million gallons of water—a day—to where the company is building its…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Wildlife Services Killed More Than 1.3 Million Native Animals Including Wolves, Bears, Wildcats, Birds and Domestic Animals – But Why? We are sad to report that the government has committed wholesale slaughter of native wildlife. Not just because some of them were pests,…
