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A controversial drug allowed in meat production in the U.S.—but banned in 160 other countries—is in the news again. This time, it’s because the Trump administration, as part of a trad…
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Superbugs to Kill More People than Cancer if Industrial Agriculture Doesn’t Ditch Antibiotics and Pesticides
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Industrial agriculture is perpetuating one of the greatest threats to mankind. From the rampant overuse of antibiotics in factory farm animals to the heavy spraying of pestici…
Read morePresidential Candidate Says ‘Ban Roundup!’
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Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is the first federal legislator and presidential candidate to call for a ban on Roundup weedkiller.Unfortunately, the U.S. Environ…
Read moreTell Congress: Consumers Want Labels on GMO Salmon!
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We think the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) was wrong to approve GMO salmon. But it did.The least the FDA can do now is require clear labels on a genetically engi…
Read moreArsenic in Your Fruit Juice? Tests Say Yes.
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Are there heavy metals lurking in your fruit juice?Yes, according to a recent analysis by Consumer Reports (CR). CR tested 45 fruit juices in four popular flavors—apple, grape,…
Read moreWhy the Green New Deal Needs to Include Fair Prices for Farmers
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The GND twin resolutions, introduced February 7, 2019, call for all Americans to have access to healthy food, clean water and clean air. The GND also proposes to provide “econo…
Read moreA Call for the Food Movement to Get Behind the Green New Deal
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The final months of 2018 will likely be remembered as the decisive moment when the global grassroots awakened to the life-or-death threat posed by global warming. With violent weather and climat…
Read moreGambling With Our Health: Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Cost the U.S. $340 Billion a Year
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The diseases caused by exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in our food, environment and household and personal care products cost the U.S. $340 billion a year, says children’s environmental h…
Read moreOrganic Consumers Association Wins on Motion to Dismiss in Case Against Unilever-Owned Ben & Jerry’s for Deceptive Marketing Claims
Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today announced that the District of Columbia Superior Court rejected Ben & Jerry’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit OCA brought against the Unilever-owned brand in July 2018 under the District of Columbia Consumer Pr…
Read moreDid Dow Chemical Fake Safety Studies on Brain-Damaging Chlorpyrifos?
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We’ve known for a while that Monsanto buried the truth about Roundup weedkiller by ignoring concerns by its own scientists. Now it seems Dow Chemical Co. has been using the same playbook….
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