Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Formally identified as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of manmade chemicals known as PFAS are found in everything from soil and food to common household items and water. An overabundance of these compounds has…
By Mac Slavo This article was originally published by Lance D. Johnson at Natural News Lead exposure is a serious health concern, especially for children, whose developing brains are drastically affected by the heavy metal. However, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is going a step too…
By Chris Melore A startling new study reveals that one in four American households may be sitting on a hidden health hazard: dangerous levels of lead in their soil. This revelation comes on the heels of updated guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which…
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times According to a recent study, four in five Americans tested positive for an agricultural chemical found in several wheat and oat products, including brands like Cheerios and Quaker Oats. The peer-reviewed study, published in the JESEE journal…
(ProPubluca) As far as state and federal officials are concerned, the drinking water in Smithwick, Texas, is perfectly safe. Over the past two decades, the utility that provides water to much of the community has had little trouble complying with the Safe Drinking Water Act, which…
By Tyler Durden The aftermath of the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, persists, with residents and rail workers reporting illnesses and the Biden administration facing criticism regarding an inadequate federal response. The 38-car derailment occurred one month ago and resulted in the release of vinyl chloride into…
By Tyler Durden Earlier this week, residents of East Palestine, Ohio, were reassured that water is “safe to drink” after new Ohio EPA tests showed no detection of contaminants in raw water from several wells that feed into the town’s municipal water system. But many…
By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, Image courtesy Floris Freshman Former FCC Commissioner Michael Cobbs: It’s Time to Fix This Mess On January 23, the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society published, “Hold The Hallelujahs” by former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, decrying the influence of Republican-held…
By Derrick Broze If successful, the lawsuit could spell the end of water fluoridation in the United States. U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen has ended a two-year stay on a historic lawsuit seeking to end water fluoridation in the United States. Judge Chen also…
By Center for Food Safety | Children’s Health Defense In defiance of science and public health concerns, Monday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the mass release of billions of experimental genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes into the U.S.’ most populous and agriculturally significant states. The…
By B.N. Frank The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a long history of not protecting the environment and Americans from disabling and sometimes deadly chemical toxins. In regard to glyphosate (used in the controversial Roundup weedkiller), it was reported in August that the agency may…
By Kenny Stancil Less than a week after a federal judge approved a $626 million settlement for thousands of lead poisoning victims in Flint, Michigan, state officials on Monday rubber-stamped an air permit for a new asphalt plant in the city despite strong opposition from…
By Kenny Stancil Millions of people throughout the United States “are unwittingly drinking water that includes an invisible toxic cocktail made up of contaminants linked to cancer, brain damage, and other serious health harms,” according to the Environmental Working Group, which updated its nationwide Tap Water…
By Jessica Corbett Public health experts and labor rights advocates celebrated Wednesday after the Biden administration announced that it “will stop the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food to better protect human health, particularly that of children and farmworkers,” following decades of demands…
By B.N. Frank Earlier this year, a judge denied Bayer-Monsanto the ability to avoid legal liability in future Roundup cancer cases. This could be why the company may stop selling the product for residential use. In regard to Roundup’s toxic ingredient, glyphosate, it was recently…
By Jessica Corbett Two decades after the Environmental Protection Agency ended household use of chlorpyrifos over concerns about its impact on the brains of children, the neurotoxic pesticide is still widely applied to crops across the United States, according to a report published Wednesday. The…
By Kenny Stancil In a move that environmental groups celebrated as a “historic victory” following years of campaigning to remove Roundup and similar weedkillers from store shelves, Bayer on Thursday announced that it will halt the sale of glyphosate-based herbicides to consumers in the U.S….
By Kenny Stancil Between 2012 and 2020, fossil fuel corporations injected potentially carcinogenic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or chemicals that can degrade into PFAS, into the ground while fracking for oil and gas, after former President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency approved their use despite…
By Andrea Germanos Beekeepers this year in the United States reported the second highest annual loss of managed honey bee colonies since records began in 2006, according to results of a nationwide survey released Wednesday. The non-profit Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) said in its preliminary…
By Alicia Green Did you know that atmospheric viricides are being deployed into the air we breathe? They are being used in public spaces and in public schools. These products claim to stop the spread of viruses and other airborne pathogens, but could they be…
