Tag: Environmental Health
Trump DOJ backs Bayer in Supreme Court fight over Roundup cancer...
A move by the administration aligns federal power with pesticide manufacturers as thousands of cancer patients fight for their day in court.
Millions exposed to toxic PFAS levels as EPA retreats from safety...
New data reveals over 73 million Americans may be drinking water contaminated with toxic PFAS, while the EPA under Trump moves to weaken or repeal health standards.
Millions of tons of invisible nanoplastics found polluting North Atlantic Ocean
New research finds an estimated 27 million tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic, raising concerns for marine ecosystems and human health.
Plastic is poisoning the soil that grows our food
New research finds agricultural land holds 23 times more microplastics than oceans, with toxic particles infiltrating crops, ecosystems, and human bodies while global regulation lags behind.
Nanoplastics in the human body are weakening antibiotic effectiveness, heightening resistance...
New research reveals how nanoplastics compromise antibiotic effectiveness, raising alarm over plastic pollution’s role in fueling global antibiotic resistance.
Alarming pesticide levels detected in common fruits and vegetables: A closer...
Unveiling the "Dirty Dozen": Navigating pesticide risks in your favorite produce to ensure safer, healthier food choices.
Whales and dolphins bear the brunt as seas turn toxic
Marine sentinel alert: new study exposes alarming toxic heavy metal levels in stranded whales and dolphins, highlighting a hidden threat to marine life and human health.
Chemical catastrophe: daily disasters spotlight America’s toxic time bomb
U.S. struggles with daily hazardous chemical incidents, underlining systemic safety lapses.
Amazon’s alarm: The rainforest’s role in pandemic outbreaks and planetary health
Amazon at the crossroads: deforestation and climate change fuel disease risks.
Trump threatens to veto first-ever congressional action on “forever chemicals”
A handful of multibillion-dollar chemical companies have waged war on our bodies and our environment for nearly 70 years without our knowledge...
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.