Saturday, November 23, 2024

New Evidence Suggests Monsanto Larvicide Is To Blame For Birth Defects in Brazil

Zika virus may not be the culprit in huge increase in microcephaly cases but, rather, Monsanto larvicide used in Brazilian water supply.

How Much of the Most Common Weed Killer Are You Eating? The FDA Doesn’t...

News that the agency will finally start testing for glyphosate residue only begs the question: What took so long?

Voices From the Front Lines of the Flint Water Crisis

Two parallel investigations, state and federal, are underway in an attempt to determine if any crimes have been committed.

Flint Residents Charged the Highest Rates in the Country to Drink Poisoned Water

Flint residents were not only drinking contaminated water for months, they were being forced to pay over double the average rate for a typical American family.

FDA to Start Testing for Glyphosate in Food

The federal agency already tests for residues of many agricultural chemicals on food. Now it will include the widely used weed killer linked to cancer.

Meat Is Murdering American Rivers

Government data shows that food processing plants are the biggest toxic polluters of waterways in the U.S.

How Big Pharma Is Trying to Improve Its Image

If you wonder why Congress keeps ignoring what the people want it to do — while doing things that people don't want it doing — take a peek at the unique PR campaign now being run by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

3 Reasons Flint’s Water Is Poisoned

Is Flint simply the story of a callous, politically motivated and irresponsible group of state and federal officials looking the other way? Is this story a one-off?

Portland to Be Home to World’s First Vegan Supermarket Chain

Veganz is the world's first all-vegan supermarket chain. By the end of 2016 they will have 14 stores open around the world.

Affordable Grocery Store Goes Organic And Bans Toxic Chemicals From Their Products

Aldi currently only has select stores open in the US, but roughly 500 more stores will be built in the US over the next two years as part of a $3 billion expansion.