Major Medical Groups Warning Of Toxic Chemical Risks To Unborn Babies
"Doctors urged to address environmental exposures, especially with expectant parents."
Source: Huffington Post, 10/22/2015
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"Contaminated Soil Lingers Where Apples Once Grew"
"At homes and day care centers throughout Central Washington, children play in yards contaminated with lead and arsenic."
Source: EarthFix/OPB, 10/13/2015
"Fighting West Nile Virus Shouldn’t Mean Poisoning People"
"Local agencies often spray mosquito-killing pesticides in an effort to control West Nile virus. But it's not clear whether the significant health risks from the pesticides outweigh the comparatively low risks of West Nile."
Source: Newsweek, 10/09/2015
"6 Things to Know About the EPA’s New Pesticide Rules"
"For the first time since 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated the pesticide protections it requires for the more than two million people who plant and harvest our food. The new protections, which will go into effect in early 2017, could be a game-changer for American farms and workers."
Source: Civil Eats, 10/08/2015
"Human Reproduction, Health Broadly Damaged By Toxic Chemicals: Report"
"Exposure to toxic chemicals in food, water and air is linked to millions of deaths, and costs billions of dollars every year, according to a report published Thursday by an international organization of medical professionals."
Source: Reuters, 10/01/2015
"EPA Overhauls Rules for Pesticide Use on Farms"
"The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled revised rules aimed at better protecting farmworkers from pesticides, an overhaul that brings safeguards for agricultural laborers closer to parity with employees in other industries."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 09/29/2015
"Study: Non-Whites More Exposed To Environmental Hazards"
"According to a new study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, African Americans and Hispanics are more exposed to health risks like air pollution, toxic waste and a lack of green space."
Source: UPI, 09/18/2015
Monarch Butterflies Face Pesticides in U.S., Illegal Logging in Mexico
Illegal logging on a key sanctuary in Mexico threatens monarch butterflies already decimated by herbicides sprayed on milkweed in the U.S.
Source: Wash Post, 08/27/2015
"EU Watchdog Says Pesticides Harmful To Bees, Industry Disagrees"
"Widely-used pesticides made by Bayer CropScience and Syngenta pose a risk to bees, the European Union's food safety watchdog said on Wednesday, reinforcing previous research that led to EU restrictions."
Source: Reuters, 08/27/2015
"Big Food is Spending Millions to Lobby for Less Transparency"
"From GMO labeling to pesticides to the source of the meat you buy, a handful of companies are spending heavily to keep information off your food labels."
Source: Civil Eats, 08/26/2015
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