Sunday, October 25, 2026

A death in Louisiana’s cancer alley reinforces a small town’s fears of industry impacts

Helping the residents of St. James relocate seems more feasible than assuring them that the air they are breathing is clean.

Study shows link between early access to gender-affirming hormone therapy and better mental health...

The research is overwhelming, and the anecdotal evidence is also hard to ignore.
Cleanup at Ground Zero in May 2002. Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years

The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.

Tell Tyson Foods to clean up its pollution

Sign the petition to tell Tyson Foods to clean up their pollution and stop polluting our waterways.
The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. Photo: Nightryder84 / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

His Research on Pregnant Opioid Users Was Widely Celebrated. Auditors and Experts Found Major...

ProPublica found that auditors and outside experts identified major flaws in Dr. Craig Towers's naltrexone study, after addiction specialists began questioning results that looked too good to be true.

Exposure to synthetic chemicals in food poses health impacts, new study reports

Their conclusion: a need to transition to a safer, more sustainable food system.

FOIA Request Shows Govt Lied About Lead in Water, Knowingly Poisoning Countless Children

Instead of keeping children safe, Michigan officials repeatedly lied about the safety of their drinking water even though they knew it was poisoned.

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.

Moms who lost loved ones to overdose urge lawmakers to prioritize health-based solutions

A pre-Mother’s Day press conference featured mothers who have lost family members to overdose, who are asking lawmakers to change their approach.

House GOP blocks ACA tax credit vote as subsidy expiration threatens major premium hikes

House leadership’s refusal to act before year’s end leaves millions of ACA enrollees facing steep premium increases as internal Republican divisions stall legislation.