For too long, federal agencies like the FDA have shirked democratic responsibilities and ignored the law, allowing them to inject themselves into our lives without any accountability—it’s time for it to stop. Action Alert! We are increasingly subject to rules and decrees that are undemocratically (and perhaps illegally) issued from federal agencies like the Food […]
Help us force the government to take urgent action given the extreme risk to our health posed by ‘forever chemicals.’ Action Alert! Listen to the audio version of this article: THE TOPLINE Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often termed “forever chemicals,” have emerged as a massive public health concern due to their persistence in the […]
Will the EPA be compelled by a federal court to end the dangerous fluoridation of drinking water? THE TOPLINE Groups suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the fluoridation of American drinking water are now awaiting a decision from a federal court after the trial ended last week. The basis of the suit was the […]
In trying to address pollutants in biosolids that are spread over millions of acres of farmland, the EPA and its advisors seem unprepared to recognize the scale of the threat posed by PFAS contamination. Action Alert! By now, many of us are aware of the crisis of per- and polyfluorinated substances (or PFAS) “forever” chemical […]
From Organic Consumers Association In 2015, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer acknowledged the carcinogenicity of glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. This made lawsuits on behalf of Roundup exposed cancer victims possible and resulted in billion-dollar jury awards. Shamefully, the IARC decision didn’t influence the Environmental Protection Agency, […]
News Release PFAS “Forever Chemicals” in Supermarket Kale The consumer advocacy non-profit, Alliance for Natural Health USA, demonstrates failings of FDA monitoring of US food supply and seeks a federal ban on PFAS chemicals ATLANTA June 26, 2023 – The Alliance for Natural Health USA (ANH-USA) today released results of a pilot study finding PFAS […]
New research has linked exposure to air pollution with dementia. We need the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to do better to protect public health. Action Alert! A new meta-analysis from Harvard University has found a link between exposure to microscopic particulate matter—known as PM 2.5 because the particles less than 2.5 microns in width—with […]
With the world on pace to have more than half its population overweight or obese by 2035, it’s time to look beyond the traditional causes – overeating and under exercising – to understand why. Action Alert! Poor diet and a lack of activity are important factors in causing us to gain weight, as are our […]
From Moms Across America Chronic health conditions such as diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and metabolic syndrome are increasing dramatically. Children are getting sick more often and what we often think of as lifestyle diseases are showing up earlier and earlier. While the types and amounts of food eaten are important factors, chemicals sprayed onto […]
Despite decades of research linking pesticide drift to health harm, regulation remains weak and leaves the most vulnerable with few protections. From Environmental Health News By Claudia Meléndez Salinas Yanely Martínez was at work in 2017 when she received a phone call from her son’s school in Greenfield, an agricultural city in California’s Salinas Valley. […]