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- First Nation residents exposed to dangerous levels of carcinogens Wed, 17 Nov 21, 7:30amAamjiwnaang First Nation residents in Ontario have learned that cancer-causing chemicals in their air are 44 times higher than recommended levels. The revelation came after years of fighting with officials to obtain data...
- Unreleased internal FDA emails show glyphosate weedkiller residue in almost every food tested Tue, 1 May 18, 1:08amFor the past two years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been testing food samples for the weedkiller glyphosate, but the agency hasn't released any results of their findings...
- Monsanto files suit to keep California from declaring Roundup carcinogenic Tue, 26 Jan 16, 6:00amBusiness has been tough for Monsanto in the past year: first, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer declared the herbicide glyphosate (sold under the brand name "Roundup") a probable...
- Bacon causes cancer, according to the WHO Tue, 27 Oct 15, 4:05amThis week bacons lovers across the country are heeding a serious warning from the World Health Organization- that bacon can cause cancer. The reputable health group released a report this week that called out bacon, sausage...
- Rollin’ Coal: Trucks Modified to Spew Clouds of Smoke Mark the Most Pointless Anti-Environmentalist Movement Ever Thu, 10 Jul 14, 12:30amRollin' Coal is a charmless form of antisocial behavior that involves modifying a truck's engine to burn extra diesel fuel at will and emit a choking cloud of black smoke - usually all over somebody else...
- Fire in the Sky: Devastation in the Shalefields Sat, 5 Jul 14, 1:30amNatural gas flaring is basically another excuse for the oil and gas industry to avoid proper regulation and do whatever they want in order to make more money...
- Research Finds 102 Often Everyday Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer Sun, 25 May 14, 12:39amA new study has identified a list of over 100 chemicals that are linked to breast cancer, and even more concerning, most Americans come across some of them every single day...
- The World Health Organization Declares Air Pollution an Official Carcinogen Sat, 19 Oct 13, 8:23amAir pollution photo from Shutterstock It's official - air pollution causes cancer. The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) just announced that air pollution is a carcinogen - the...
- Illegal Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found in Nearly 100 Well-Known Shampoo Brands Tue, 10 Sep 13, 2:00amShampoo photo from Shutterstock You may have thought that the worst thing your shampoo could do to you is to sting your eyes, but it turns out that your shampoo could be deadly...
- Study Shows Air Emissions from Fracking Sites Contain Carcinogens and Other Harmful Chemicals Thu, 22 Mar 12, 1:30amWhen hydraulic fracturing (or fracking – the technique of extracting natural gas from rocks) was thrust into the public consciousness with the release of the 2010 film Gasland, most of the conversation centered around...
- Study Shows Air Emissions from Fracking Sites Could Cause Health Problems Thu, 22 Mar 12, 1:30amWhen hydraulic fracturing (or fracking), the technique of extracting natural gas from rocks, was thrust into the public consciousness with the release of the 2010 film Gasland, most of the conversation centered around water...
- Cornell Researchers Find That Lycopene and Grape Seed Extract Could Make Smoking Less Harmful Thu, 5 Jan 12, 1:05amIf you know someone whose New Year’s resolution is to quit smoking, a new finding may deter them from doing so. A recent study conducted by Cornell University found that lycopene and grape seed extract could serve...
- US Senators Fail to Pass Ban on the Use of Harmful BPA Sun, 21 Nov 10, 4:05amThe harmful effects of chemical bisphenol A (BPA) are becoming common public knowledge, but despite the adverse health risks that it presents – from hindering neurological development, to DNA damage, to even low sperm...