‘Housing is healthcare’: Evictions have exacerbated Covid-19 pandemic, research shows
“This is a time where it’s not an overstatement to say that for many people, eviction can lead to death.”
FDA Approves Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Combat Zika in Florida
The FDA said that its decision to approve Oxitec’s Florida field trials does not mean the GMO mosquitoes are approved for commercial use.
EPA’s historic ban on toxic chemicals: A win for health, or a temporary victory?
The EPA bans two carcinogenic chemicals after decades of advocacy, but political and industrial challenges loom.
Trump administration withdraws proposed PFAS regulations, giving polluters a green light
Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks spark outrage over PFAS deregulation.
Inequalities are shaping how we’re fighting the pandemic — and how we’ll remember it
Covid-19 infections in most countries have been hugely underestimated — not least because rich countries bought almost all the tests.
Stomping on Our Constitutional Rights
Several states have made it a crime to record corporate animal abusers in the act.
Monsanto to Cut 3,600 Jobs as Public Protests Continue to Stymie Profits
Monsanto’s corruption seems to be catching up with them as sales drop and protests continue to hold them responsible for the dangers of GMOs.
Two, Three… Many Flints
Flint may be years away from a solution to its current crisis, but in a few cities elsewhere in the country, there is, at least, a modicum of hope when it comes to developing ways to begin to address this country’s poisonous past.
The Referendum That Might Have Headed Off Flint’s Water Crisis
Michigan’s voters decided to scrap the kind of super-empowered emergency managers who made questionable decisions in Flint – but state lawmakers found a way to revive the program.
Coca Cola is promising $1 million for a healthy replacement to sugar
Coca Cola launched the competition using the crowd-sourcing platform HeroX, and according to their website they are seeking “a naturally sourced, safe, low- or no-calorie compound that creates the taste sensation of sugar when used in beverages.”