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12/06/2016 / By environews

Environmental discrimination: EPA refuses to protect Latino students from pesticide poisoning, ignores complaints for 12 years

The fact that it took 12 years for the EPA to resolve an investigation into pesticide use near a high school in California should come as no surprise to those who are familiar with the agency’s complete inability to actually protect people and the environment. The EPA has received more than 300 complaints stating that […]

12/06/2016 / By environews

Montana homeowners demanding greater transparency about health, environmental risks of fracking chemicals

Rich in natural resources, Montana is becoming the new stomping ground for fracking, a practice that involves the high-pressure injection of chemical-laden water into rock formations deep underground, releasing oil and gas reserves that were previously unreachable. Though it has essentially freed America from its reliance on the Middle East for fossil fuels, fracking remains […]

12/06/2016 / By environews

Florida preparing to fight Zika with controversial insecticide linked to severe health and environmental effects

Let’s face it, as was the case with Ebola, the media is blowing this Zika virus threat totally out of proportion, and as a result, some really bad decisions are being made along the way. As far as we’ve been told, the disease affects only a small portion of the population – pregnant women and […]

12/06/2016 / By environews

Florida to deploy thousands of GMO mosquitoes to combat Zika; scientists say environmental impacts unknown

The state of Florida is about to make a decision that it can’t take back: Releasing scores of genetically modified mosquitoes in a bid to wipe out other mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus. Following approval by the Food and Drug Administration, a field trial that would see the release of the GM mosquitoes is set […]

12/06/2016 / By environews

Pesticide companies should be required to disclose data on dangerous chemical mixtures, says environmental group

A recent investigation led by the Center for Biological Diversity discovered that more than two-thirds of the pesticide products approved by the EPA for four major firms contained mixtures of pesticides that make the pesticides more poisonous than they are on their own. In light of this finding, the center has petitioned the EPA to […]

12/06/2016 / By environews

New evidence suggests birth defects not caused by Zika, prompting investigation into environmental factors

Government leaders in Brazil, the epicenter of the Zika virus outbreak that’s being blamed on infected mosquitoes, are having second thoughts about its cause, new reports indicate. After noticing anomalous trends with regards to symptoms of the disease and where they’re breaking out and spreading, epidemiologists and vector specialists now believe that environmental pollution is […]

12/06/2016 / By environews

Offshore fracking in southern California threatens dozens of endangered marine animals including whales, sea otters and turtles

Dozens of endangered marine animals are at risk due to fracking and acid well stimulation off the coast of southern California, according to two environmental non-profits that are threatening suit against the federal government. The Environmental Defense Center and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper allege that the federal government has violated the Endangered Species Act by failing […]

12/06/2016 / By environews

GMO agriculture proven to cause catastrophic environmental damage

American researchers from the University of Virginia have conducted a 14-year study on genetically modified (GM) crops and pesticide use. They found that the widespread use of GM seeds has decreased the use of insecticides, but has increased the use of herbicides, as weeds become more resistant. GM crops have been a heated topic of […]

12/06/2016 / By environews

Failing medical, health, food and environmental systems expected to cause 60% hike in cancer deaths of women by 2030

The bureaucratic masterminds who inhabit positions of power – many of whom are Ivy League-educated people who anointed themselves as masters of our universe – have made a mess out of things, without a doubt. The world’s medical/health, food and environmental systems are all failing, and the evidence of this is all around us. Though […]

12/06/2016 / By environews

Federal government to lease out Ohio’s only national forest to fracking interests

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing to open up bidding for fracking operations in Ohio’s only national forest. An online auction is planned for Dec. 13 that will accept bids of as little as $2 per acre for the first 1,600 of 40,000 acres to be leased to oil and gas developers in […]

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