EPA proposes to double amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale under Trump administration
Is this change part of a broader reassessment of how the agency evaluates cancer risks from chemicals?
Demanding greater say in COVID-19 safety policies, just 9% of Walmart workers report ability...
Labor rights group United for Respect released new polling data regarding Covid-19 precautions as employees demanded to be able to serve on Walmart’s board of directors.
Top cancer researcher fails to disclose corporate financial ties in major research journals
A senior official at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has received millions of dollars in payments from companies that are involved in medical research. His omissions expose how weakly conflict-of-interest rules are enforced by journals.
Study finds 13 percent rise in infant mortality in Texas following abortion ban
A new study reveals a significant increase in infant deaths in Texas after the state’s near-total abortion ban, highlighting the far-reaching consequences of restrictive abortion policies.
Pennsylvania school now doing emergency drills in case of pipeline explosion
The type of natural gas liquids associated with this project have a troubling safety record.
“Democratic public health”: Big pharma relies on developing world while limiting access to treatment
“The critical issue here is not whether vaccines are good or bad, but … even more, I would suggest what is at stake is a democratic public health.”
‘Medicare for all’ would fully fund Indian health for first time
Either Medicare or Medicaid: This is what full funding looks like. And a Treaty Right fulfilled. Finally.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 27, 2018
What you need to know about the Democratic Socialists of America, as Trump Administration misses family reunification deadline, children protest "horrific" immigration policy, and more.
Train derailment leads to toxic chemical exposure in Ohio
"Experts are voicing doubt that the pollution levels are safe for humans, animals, and natural environments in the area."
FDA to Start Testing for Glyphosate in Food
The federal agency already tests for residues of many agricultural chemicals on food. Now it will include the widely used weed killer linked to cancer.