Thursday, May 8, 2025

Tag: toxic pesticides

Trump’s EPA dismisses dangers of chlorpyrifos on children’s brain downplaying agency’s...

“The EPA is ignoring decades of science by leading universities and in doing so, it's neglecting its duty to protect children from pesticides.”

New legislation to ban toxic pesticides helps protect children’s health

“The federal pesticide policy is in urgent need of reform.”

Neonicotinoid pesticides have caused a huge surge in the toxicity of...

Scientists are warning about a second Silent Spring after a new study found that U.S. agriculture is 48 times more toxic to insects than...

EPA will not ban chlorpyrifos

President Trump’s EPA responded yesterday to a petition from public health and environmental groups who had pushed for a ban on the...

Organic for All: New study shows eating organic reduces levels of...

"Everyone has the right to clean organic food. That is a human right."

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Texas voters reject far right school boards in sweeping backlash to book bans

Dozens of candidates who backed book censorship policies lost their seats in school board elections across Texas, signaling public fatigue with partisan attacks on students, educators, and libraries.

GOP plan would force poor Americans to pay more for Medicaid to fund tax...

A Republican-backed budget proposal would slash healthcare access for millions by imposing new Medicaid fees on low-income Americans while paving the way for massive tax cuts for the wealthy.

The obscenity of collective punishment in Gaza

Netanyahu is about to escalate, yet again, his war crimes in Gaza.

Crypto kickback: GOP bill boosts Trump family wealth as corruption claims mount

Trump’s $TRUMP coin dinner, Abu Dhabi deals, and a fast-tracked Senate crypto bill raise alarms over corruption and billionaire influence.

I’m a brand new activist—here’s what got me to join others in the streets

It’s impossible to truly understand an issue until it becomes personal in some way. That’s exactly what happened to me.