Micro-plastics Threaten Ocean’s Ecosystem: Juvenile Fish are Becoming Addicted to Micro-beads

July 2, 2016 EnvironmentVideo

By number23 Larval fish are becoming addicted to consuming micro-beads, according to a new study by a group of Swedish researchers. The study, entitled “Environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastic particles influence larval fish ecology,” was published earlier this month in the journal Science. As outlined in the study’s abstract, the scientists discovered that when developing fish […]

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NY Residents Test Off The Charts For Dangerous Drinking Water Toxin

June 28, 2016 Environment

By Brandon Turbeville In early June at least two residents in the small upstate New York village, Hoosick Falls, were tested to have 50 times the national average of the toxic chemical PFOA (perflurooctanoic acid). Harold and Marion Stevens told News 10 ABC TV that their numbers were 159 and 104 mcg per liter respectively. The nationwide […]

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Monsanto Loses Major PCBs Poisoning Lawsuit, Forced to Pay $46 Million to Victims

May 31, 2016 Environment

By Claire Bernish St. Louis, Missouri — Three plaintiffs have been awarded $17.5 million in damages caused by Monsanto and three other companies for negligence in the production of PCBs. A jury voting 10-2 in St. Louis found Monsanto, Pfizer, Solutia, and Pharmacia must pay the plaintiffs and assessed an additional $29 million in punitive […]

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Scientists’ New Breakthrough May Have Just Solved the Drought Problem

May 9, 2016 Environment

By  Elizabeth Montag Kalpakkam, India — Indian nuclear scientists have developed a new method to remove salt from seawater, spurring hope for regions around the world ravaged by drought. In India, 13 of 29 states are currently suffering from a lack of clean, fresh water — with conditions expected to worsen — but the scientists have […]

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Reclaimed Waste Water is Turning Fresh Produce Into Invisible Bipolar Drugs

April 19, 2016 Big PharmaFood FreedomTop

By Heather Callaghan Most people don’t wish for forced medication, doled out through their vegetable and fruit intake. [easy-tweet tweet=”Study shows ‘proof of concept’ that exposure to pharma drugs occurs through ingesting wastewater” user=”natural_blaze”] Did you know that much of our so-called conventional crops are fertilized with sewage or irrigated with reclaimed waste water? And did you know that […]

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Hillary Clinton Linked to Company Being Sued over Flint Water Crisis

April 17, 2016 Environment

By Claire Bernish Adding to a mounting list of scandals under the family’s belt, the Clintons have now been tied to the Flint water crisis. As the Daily Caller reports, a top executive of the same agency facing multiple lawsuits for its role in poisoning the children of Flint also has ties to Hillary Clinton’s campaign […]

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Investigation Finds 350 Schools Across the Country Tainted with Lead Laced Water

March 21, 2016 Environment

by Deirdre Fulton USA Today investigation finds 350 schools and day-care centers failed lead tests a total of about 470 times from 2012 through 2015 [easy-tweet tweet=”Bottled water ‘has actually become a long-term solution’ in Baltimore schools after testing #lead levels…” user=”Natural_Blaze” hashtags=”#water #flint”] While a congressional hearing Thursday focused attention on the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, news reporting […]

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50,000 Exposed to Toxic Levels of Arsenic in Drinking Water “Not an Emergency,” Say Officials

March 16, 2016 Environment

By Carey Wedler Texas — According to a new report, for over a decade, over 50,000 Texas residents have been exposed to toxic levels of arsenic in their drinking water. In spite of the dangers of arsenic, a carcinogen, and quantities of the chemical that violate federal safety standards, local officials have repeatedly told residents the […]

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Unstoppable Gas Leaks in Texas Even Worse than California’s, Media Silent

February 23, 2016 Environment

By Claire Bernish Texas — After the mammoth methane gas leak that spewed uncontrollably from a damaged well in California’s Aliso Canyon was finally capped last week, residents of nearby Porter Ranch began trepidatiously returning to their homes. Lingering doubts over whether Southern California Gas Company will continue using the underground storage field have left many wondering […]

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Exposure to Air Pollution Increases the Risk of Obesity

February 22, 2016 EnvironmentNatural Living

If findings of rat study are verified in humans, urgent action needed DURHAM, N.C. — Laboratory rats who breathed Beijing’s highly polluted air gained weight and experienced cardio-respiratory and metabolic dysfunctions after three to eight weeks of exposure. A study appearing in the March issue of the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for […]

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Massive Chemical Spill That Poisoned WV Water Supply

February 19, 2016 EnvironmentVideo

By John Vibes Two former executives with the bankrupt Freedom Industries were sentenced to one month in federal prison for their responsibility in the chemical spill that poisoned water supplies in West Virginia over two years ago. The chemical spill tainted the water supply of 300,000 people in West Virginian for weeks. The incident occurred […]

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Radioactive Water Is Leaking From NY Nuclear Plant, Governor Warns

February 9, 2016 Environment

By Brandon Turbeville In an era where lead, bacteria, fracking and Fukushima are all competing to see which can be the most destructive to clean drinking water supplies in the United States, a new contender has emerged – the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in New York. This is because radioactive water leaking from Indian […]

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Pearl Jam Donates $385K In Aid To Flint, Michigan Residents

January 29, 2016 Environment

By Amanda Froelich If you love Pearl Jam, you’re going to be stoked about what the group of musicians have done for Flint, Michigan, residents. The Seattle rock band has donated over $385,000 to the town which has been affected by high levels of lead that leached into the water supply from old pipes. The […]

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Native American Tribe Just Donated $10,000 to Help Flint Deal with Lead Water Crisis

January 21, 2016 Environment

By Derrick Broze Flint, Michigan —The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians in Manistee, Michigan has donated $10,000 to the Genesee County sheriff’s office to assist in providing clean water to the residents of Flint, Michigan. Flint is currently under a state of emergency after local, state, and federal officials admitted there was lead contamination in […]

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Hemp Eats Radiation, Cleans Toxic Metals From Soil

January 18, 2016 EnvironmentNatural Living

By Brandon Turbeville It appears the uses of hemp are endless. In addition to myriad industrial products such as paper, construction material, clothing, food and fuel, hemp is also known to draw out toxic substances from the soil. In other words, not only does hemp provide humans with innumerable products, it also helps to clean […]

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Increasing Calls for Arrest of Michigan Governor as Poisoned Water Scandal Explodes

January 8, 2016 Environment

“To poison all the children in an historic American city (Flint, Michigan) is no small feat.” By Sarah Lazar Calls for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s ouster — and arrest — are growing after internal emails showed that his high-level staffers were aware of lead poisoning in Flint’s public water supply six months before the administration declared […]

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State Of Emergency Declared Over California Methane Gas Leak

January 7, 2016 EnvironmentVideo

By John Vibes A state of emergency has been declared in California due to a massive gas leak in Los Angeles County that has been seeping for over 2 months. This Wednesday, California Governor Jerry Brown announced that he will be using government resources to handle the gas leak, which is located at Porter Ranch, […]

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Unstoppable California Gas Leak Being Called Worst Catastrophe Since BP Spill

December 24, 2015 Environment

By Claire Bernish Porter Ranch, CA — Methane gas continues spewing, unchecked, into the air over southern California from a fractured well to an underground storage site — at such an alarming rate that low-flying planes have necessarily been diverted by the FAA, lest internal combustion engines meet highly volatile gas and, well, blow the entire area […]

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State of Emergency Declared in Michigan City After Lead Found in Children’s Blood

December 16, 2015 Environment

By Carey Wedler Flint, Michigan– “The City of Flint has experienced a Manmade disaster,” said the city’s mayor Monday evening, as she declared a state of emergency over evidently staggering levels of lead in the city’s tap water. Mayor Karen M. Weaver has requested federal assistance to deal with the fallout from over a year’s worth of tainted […]

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5 Plants That Will Absorb Dangerous Airborne Chemicals

December 3, 2015 Natural Living

By Ariana Marisol Everyone knows that growing plants inside your home can bring beauty, vitality, and life into any living space. Did you know that growing certain plants in your home can also have wonderful health benefits? Everyday household objects can release harmful gases into the air that we breath. These pollutants can have a […]

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