Tag: toxic chemicals
Half the world’s killer whale populations at risk from toxic chemicals
Ten out of the world's 19 killer whale populations were rapidly dwindling, the study found.
Trump admin. blocked toxic chemicals study fearing ‘public relations nightmare’
"Congress must hold hearings and investigate how it is possible that the EPA, the White House, and HHS have, for months, possessed research that could have helped families understand the health impacts of their exposure to toxic chemicals."
Washington becomes first state to sue Monsanto over PCBs, accused of...
Washington’s lawsuit comes just days before shareholders decide on Bayer AG’s $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto that would create the world’s largest seed and pesticide company.
Toxic Economy: Common Chemicals Cost US Billions Every Year
Researchers estimate the United States economy takes a $340 billion hit annually as endocrine-disrupting compounds lower IQs, increase behavior problems and exacerbate health woes like obesity and diabetes.
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Minneapolis cop charged after killing innocent man with patrol car
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced that Officer Brian Cummings has been charged with felony counts of second degree manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide.
Fossil fuel plant run by William Koch at heart of EPA investigation into racism...
“My hope is that they will thoroughly investigate their emissions and their impact on the community and draw what we believe to be an inescapable conclusion that Oxbow is an eminent danger to the life and health of people in Port Arthur and southeast Texas.”
The persecution of Steven Donziger
“Why am I the one being locked up? I helped hold [Chevron] accountable.”
Louisiana deputy who slammed a Black woman on the pavement was named in multiple...
Julio Alvarado has been named in nine federal civil rights lawsuits, all involving the use of excessive force.
Don’t believe corporate America’s ‘labor shortage’ bullshit. This is an unofficial general strike.
What’s really happening is more accurately described as a living-wage shortage, a hazard pay shortage, a childcare shortage, a paid sick leave shortage, and a health care shortage.