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Parkinson's Disease (PD) is the fastest growing brain disease; the number of people with PD has doubled over the last 25 years. Environmental factors including outdoor air pollution, certain pesticides and a dry cleaning chemical called trichloroethylene are fueling the rise of PD.

Colin Todhunter Bayer, which profits from various environmentally harmful and disease-causing chemicals like glyphosate, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) “to develop resource-efficient, climate-resilient solutions for crops, varieties, crop protection, weed and mechanization”. The ICAR, an apex public sector institution, is responsible for co-ordinating agricultural education and research in India. …

Legal expert Jeff Clark recommended using traditional boat fuel and cautioned against buying boat fuel from Chevron that contains plastics. Clark said that Chevron can be sued if the plastic chemical is produced and shown to cause cancer in individuals; he characterized it as a plaintiff lawyer's dream.

Image credit: Great Lakes Now Forever Chemicals are found everywhere from the depths of the Mariana Trench to the mountaintop of Mt. Everest. Following 80 years of manufacturing various PFAS chemicals, the world is swimming in chemical permanence. And yes, it is a toxic price society pays for modern-day conveniences — made easy! But maybe […]
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Unless toxic chemical exposures are dramatically curtailed, we may not have the ability to reproduce naturally much longer and, by 2050, most humans in the industrial countries, including China, will need technological assistance to procreate. One can only wonder if this is part of planned depopulation agenda.

EWG scientists say they believe it is likely all major US water supplies contain PFAS. EWG recommends in-home water filtration systems to remove possible fluorinated contaminants.

A Harvard study shows that many nail polishes marketed as being non-toxic replace harmful ingredients with equally harmful alternatives.
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California passed a law requiring local water districts to monitor the levels of chemicals, known as PFOA and PFOS, that are used in grease and stain-resistant non-stick coatings like food paper packaging, cookware, furniture and carpet, and sometimes used in firefighting foams.

People relax on sofas and walk across their kitchen floors without giving it a second thought, but a study shows that toxic chemicals used in furniture and vinyl flooring to make them fire-resistant could be poisoning children. [1]
The problem is most prevalent in public housing where scientists say children have toxin levels in their blood and urine up to 15 times higher than those who aren’t exposed.

A study published in the journal JAMA showed once again that levels of glyphosate, the main ingredient in the popular herbicide Roundup, in human urine have increased dramatically among Californians in the past 20 years. [1]
For the study, urine samples were collected from 100 Southern California residents over the age of 50 from 1993-1996, to 2014-2016.