Third GMO Arctic Apple Gets USDA Approval
A third GMO apple was just approved by the USDA despite anti-GMO feedback.
It’s time to put food policy back on the table
The demand for organic is now outstripping the supply.
How to get a health care system for people, not just for corporate profit
Sanders' proposal will cut the health care costs paid by typical working families from some $6,200 a year to $466.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Trump administration fails to meet reunification deadline for immigrant children, Neighbors call cops on 12-year-old black kid for delivering newspapers, Trump pardons Oregon ranchers, and more.
Lancet report: 40% of US COVID deaths were preventable. The country needs universal healthcare...
One of the report’s recommendations is reforming the system to a single-payer model like Medicare for All, which President Joe Biden has so far rejected in favor of bolstering the Affordable Care Act.
Eating microplastics could cause inflammatory bowel disease, study finds
“This study provides evidence that we are indeed ingesting microplastics.”
With the Omicron Ba2 variant we in the US are in for a bumpy...
So what's coming down the pike?
Seattle Sues Monsanto Over PCB Contamination, Becomes 6th City to Do So
Monsanto has faced a spate of PCB contamination lawsuits over the decades and several this year alone. Seattle is likely seeking millions of dollars from Monsanto to pay for the cleanup.
These 33 Cities Cheated on Lead Contamination Tests, Similar to Flint, Michigan
The three “cheats” used by cities include: running the faucet for a while before collecting a sample to flush out the system; removing aerators from faucets before collecting a sample; and running the water slowly.
Federal court rules EPA must make final decision on potential ban on pesticide linked...
"We'll find out in three months if the Trump EPA remains under the tight control of the chemical agriculture industry, or if Administrator Wheeler will finally take his job seriously and ban this brain-damaging pesticide."