Friday, October 11, 2024

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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Earth on the brink: 25 of 35 vital signs reach record extremes, scientists warn...

These findings emphasize the severity of the climate crisis and outline a global emergency that requires immediate action to avert catastrophic consequences.

Whitehouse report reveals Trump White House manipulated FBI Kavanaugh investigation, ignored 4,500 tips

According to the report, the FBI was directed by the White House to conduct only a small number of interviews, focusing on a limited group of witnesses.
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‘The first live-streamed genocide’: Al Jazeera exposes war crimes filmed by Israeli troops themselves

We play excerpts from the film Investigating War Crimes in Gaza, now available online, and speak to two of the journalists involved in its production, director Richard Sanders and Gaza-based correspondent Youmna ElSayed.

Helene unleashes a hurricane of anti-semitism

"How they're going at me is surprising because Marjorie Taylor Greene has made this inference that Jews control the weather, and I'm a Jewish mayor and somehow there's a correlation." Asheville's Jewish Mayor, Esther Manheimer

Saving the bumblebee starts with changing our farming practices

We are the cause of the bumblebee decline—and the solution.