3M to pay Minnesota $850M in surprise settlement over chemical disposal
"3M fought for almost a decade ... spending hundreds of millions on lawyers to dodge their way around the law ... but today became their day of reckoning!"
US annually uses 388 million pounds of potentially fatal pesticides banned in the EU,...
Eighty-five pesticides currently in use across the country have been banned or are in the process of being phased out in the three nations, in large part due to their harmful impact on human health or the environment.
Inequality is feeding America
It's time to treat all farm workers with the respect due to the people who really are essential to our food security.
5 people died from eating lettuce, but Trump’s FDA still won’t make farms test...
The FDA’s lack of urgency dumbfounds food safety scientists.
Louisiana’s Tea Party Congressmen Seek Flood Aid – After they Rejected Sandy Relief
In 2013, when Scalise and Cassidy were members of the House, both men voted against the $50 billion aid package for New York following Superstorm Sandy.
Video: Virginia cops pepper-spray US Army officer with hands in air
According to the complaint, the officers wrote false statements in their police reports to justify the use of excessive force without making an arrest.
Why are there more mass killings on Trump’s watch than before?
If there are more right-wing extremists, then the Trump rhetoric is promoting their violent acts, not dissuading them.
Africa: The next global economic frontier?
This vividly shows that the wealth of Africa is in the hands of the exploiting non-producing class which takes advantage of the exploited producing class.
During Paris Climate Summit, Obama Signed Exxon-, Koch-Backed Bill Expediting Pipeline Permits
The provision sets a specific timeline as to how long environmental reviews should take, setting the limit to just under half a year.