Monday, November 25, 2024

“Voices being ignored”: Regulators fail to enforce water-pollution laws in communities of color

"For communities already facing severe burdens due to racism, social conditions, and/or environmental and health hazards, the inability to turn on a tap and receive clean, safe water is particularly devastating—and unjust."

To understand the danger of COVID-19 outbreaks in meatpacking plants, look at the industry’s...

This industry has evolved since the mid-20th century in ways that make it hard for workers to advocate for safe conditions even in good times, let alone during a pandemic.

Biden health adviser has a plan to get pandemic under control and revive economy:...

The government “could pay for a package right now” to cover economic losses—making it possible to curb Covid-19 transmission without increasing the financial suffering associated with shutting down commerce, said epidemiologist Michael Osterholm.

Trump administration rejects scientists’ advice on nutrition, maintaining guidelines for sugar and alcohol

This "will impact eating habits, school lunch menus, and food stamp policies," and will lead to "poor health" for Americans.

How public health partnerships are encouraging Covid-19 vaccination in 4 states

Public health and communications experts from Michigan, Indiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina discuss efforts to encourage people in their states and local communities to get vaccinated.

Coke’s PR Scam Explodes

The jig is up for the sugar-water purveyor’s bogus obesity study group.

Here Are the Republicans Who Blocked Flint Assistance but Received Disaster Aid for Their...

These Republicans have received federal disaster aid in the past for their own states, but claim the Flint crisis is the responsibility of state and local authority.

After visiting Standing Rock, Swedish bank puts companies behind DAPL on watch

“It is becoming increasingly clear that financial institutions view the Dakota Access pipeline as a liability.”

Roundup revealed: Glyphosate in our food system

American regulators are dismissing key scientific data and continuing to raise the allowable limits for glyphosate residue in food.

Capitalism is killing patients…and their physicians

Capitalism does not just threaten the health and well being of every human, but life on this earth as we know it.