Category: Health Transparency

Fracking Fluid Used to Irrigate Organic Crops

A loophole in organic regulations means we’re eating more dangerous chemicals. Action Alert! Oil and gas wastewater is contaminating our crops—even some organic crops. Worse, we don’t even know all of the chemicals that we are eating, since the cocktails companies use in their operations are “proprietary.” We must pressure the USDA to clean up… Continue reading Fracking Fluid Used to Irrigate Organic Crops

Diapers and Menstrual Pads Laced with Toxic Chemicals

Presence of endocrine disrupting chemicals in most brands is a major hazard. Action Alert! A new report highlighted by Environmental Health News demonstrates that most diapers and menstrual pads contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and phthalates, endangering millions of babies and seniors who may be absorbing these chemicals through the genitalia. Congress and the FDA… Continue reading Diapers and Menstrual Pads Laced with Toxic Chemicals

We Can No Longer Rely on Organic Standard

The USDA’s organics program has been taken over by corporate interests; it’s time to fight back. Action Alert! Consumers looking for clean, healthy food have for years turned to foods with the USDA’s organic seal. This seal is understood to mean that the food has been grown in accordance with organic principles—most importantly, that the farming… Continue reading We Can No Longer Rely on Organic Standard

EPA Actively Deceiving Public on Glyphosate

New analysis shows the agency willfully ignored evidence of glyphosate’s danger. Action Alert! A former executive director of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) board on agriculture has published an analysis comparing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) and the EPA’s evaluation of glyphosate. The WHO famously concluded that glyphosate was a probable carcinogen, while the… Continue reading EPA Actively Deceiving Public on Glyphosate

They Listened: Organics and CBD Get Boost in Farm Bill

Plus, poison provisions removed from final bill. Action Alert! The last few weeks of 2018 have seen some rapid developments for the Farm Bill, the huge piece of legislation that gets passed every four years and allocates almost a billion dollars over ten years. For natural health advocates, there are some good provisions in the… Continue reading They Listened: Organics and CBD Get Boost in Farm Bill

Banned for Use in War, But OK for Our Crops

Apparently the Geneva Convention doesn’t protect against use in domestic agriculture. Action Alert! Researchers who recently examined studies sponsored by Dow Chemical and used by the EPA to approve chlorpyrifos, a type of insecticide, found inaccuracies in what the company reported to the agency. Worse, there is also evidence that EPA scientists pointed out these… Continue reading Banned for Use in War, But OK for Our Crops

Fungi Could Be Next Big Threat to Human Health

Another class of medically important medicines is in danger of becoming ineffective—and they’re harder to make than antibiotics. Action Alert!   We’ve been telling you about the scourge of antibiotic resistance—when the overuse of antibiotics by doctors and factory farms causes bacteria to become resistant to drugs. Unfortunately, we’re heading down the same road with… Continue reading Fungi Could Be Next Big Threat to Human Health

Crony Deal Between Telecom Giants and Feds to Radiate Your Home

State and local government shut out. Health risks ignored. Action Alert! Telecom companies are preparing to unleash the next wave of wireless technology in neighborhoods across the nation, deployed block by block. The telecoms industry, with an assist by the federal government, is barring the ability of local governments to manage how the new technologies… Continue reading Crony Deal Between Telecom Giants and Feds to Radiate Your Home