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Harvey Recovery: High Amounts of Cancer-Causing Chemical Found in Houston Area
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, a preliminary air sampling taken by Houston’s Health Department shows a heavy concentration of the carcinogen benzene.
(ANTIMEDIA) Houston, Texas — On Tuesday health officials in Houston confirmed the presence of high levels of the carcinogen benzene in a neighborhood near the local Valero Energy refinery.
It’s Official: California Lists Monsanto’s Glyphosate as a Carcinogen
As of July 7, 2017, glyphosate, a chemical found in Monsanto’s RoundUp herbicide, has officially been listed as a carcinogen in California under the state’s Proposition 65 law. [1]
Under the law, RoundUp, the most widely-used herbicide in the world, must carry a warning about its potential to cause cancer in humans. It is the first time that any governmental authority has created such legislation based on glyphosate’s possible carcinogenicity.
EPA Delays Rule That Would Help Prevent Pesticide Poisoning
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delayed a safety rule aimed at ensuring that pesticides (which are linked to human health problems) are safely applied by adult agricultural workers. This, just days after 50 farm workers in California were sickened by pesticide poisoning. [1]
Sad News: USDA Dumps Plans to Test Foods for Glyphosate Herbicide
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has quietly scrapped plans to start testing food for glyphosate, the primary component of the Monsanto-made herbicide RoundUp.
Washington State Sues Monsanto over PCB Pollution
On December 8, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a lawsuit against Monsanto over toxic PCB chemicals polluting “every waterway in the state.” It marks the first time a state has ever sued the biotech giant. [1]
Activists Urge Congress to Require Schools to Test for Toxic PCBs
Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, have been banned in the United States since 1979, but a new study by researchers at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that up to 14 million students in 26,000 U.S. public schools may still be exposed to the toxic industrial chemicals. [1
200 Millions Americans Threatened by Toxic Levels of Carcinogenic Chemical in Tap Water
In 1993, Erin Brockovich was a key player in the case against Pacific Gas and Electric when it was found to be polluting the water of Hinckley, California with chromium-6, a carcinogenic chemical. Now, a new report by the Environmental Working Group has found that the chemical is actually still in the drinking water, threatening 218 million Americans.
Source: EWG
Uh Oh: FDA Finds Glyphosate Herbicide in U.S. Honey
It took years of begging and pleading, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally agreed in February to start testing for glyphosate in food. The agency announced just a few days ago that U.S. honey samples tested positive for the chemical, which is an ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. [1]
Pesticides Sprayed to Fight Zika may be more Harmful than Zika
The number of Zika cases spread by mosquito bites in Florida has risen to 25, and with the number expected to rise further, airplanes have been flying over Miami spraying naled, a neurotoxic insecticide which kills adult mosquitoes. Some scientists are warning that naled may be more dangerous than the Zika virus itself.
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