Chemical Lobbyist-Packed EPA Boosts PFAS Pesticides

Weakened pesticide protections will threaten food security, public and environmental health

Bill C-30's authorization of the use of banned pesticides allows political and economic interests to override health and environmental evidence.

EPA Accused of Working to Shield Pesticide Industry from Accountability

(NaturalNews) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised a webpage explaining its decision not to classify many pesticides as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substa...

EPA approves fluorocarbon pesticides

{beacon} Energy Environment Energy Environment The Big Story EPA approves fluorocarbon pesticides The Trump administration has approved three new pesticides that may be considered “forever chemicals” under an international definition, though the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is disputing the characterization.. © Joshua A. Bickel, Associated Press This week, the EPA approved pesticides...

EPA Approves More “Forever Chemical” Pesticides for Food Crops

The action is yet another reminder that the federal government has no constitutional authority to manage pesticides or public health. ... The post EPA Approves More “Forever Chemical” Pesticides for Food Crops appeared first on The New American.

EPA microplastic monitoring doesn’t go far enough for Democrats

The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision not to include microplastics in its list of regulated chemicals has caused a stir among Democrats and environmental health advocates. Several members of Congress demanded earlier this week that the EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin include microplastics on the agency’s Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 6, or UCMR, which is updated every []

Chemours: Appropriately Valued As It Settles Environmental Liabilities

Chemours: Appropriately Valued As It Settles Environmental Liabilities

FDA Reviews Sandoz Generic Obesity Drug Applications

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review two generic versions of tirzepatide developed by Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz, a move that could pave the way for increased competition in the rapidly expanding obesity and diabetes treatment market. If approved, the medicines would become direct competitors to Eli Lilly’s blockbuster tirzepatide brands, [] The post FDA Reviews Sandoz Generic Obesity Drug Applications appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

Ban on ‘takeaway packs’ driven by serious health risks, EPA explains

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has defended the government’s decision to ban Styrofoam takeaway packs, insisting the move is aimed at protecting public health and tackling the country’s growing plastic pollution crisis.

Toxic Chemicals and Their Impact on Health

You may have noticed that many companies now make household goods with “non-toxic” somewhere on the label – cleaning solutions, personal care items, food and beverage containers, children’s toys, clothing, and even things we eat are marketed as healthy alternatives to what people have used for decades. Why the switch? Modern research has found that many chemicals used in manufacturing (often for well-intended purposes, like durability or effectiveness) are harmful to humans, animals, and the environment. Understanding how these toxic chemicals can impact your health and knowing where you might [] The post Toxic Chemicals and Their Impact on Health appeared first on Dr. Group's Healthy Living Articles.

Climate Justice Alliance Condemns Supreme Court Decision Shielding Monsanto from Accountability

Contact: olivia@climatejusticealliance.org Says Ruling Puts Corporate Interests Over Public Health In reaction to today’s Supreme Court ruling, shielding Monsanto from liability over harms caused by its popular weed killer Roundup, and effectively ending thousands of lawsuits from people who claim that RoundUp ingredients gave them cancer, Climate Justice Alliance legislative director Mar Zepeda issued the [] The post Climate Justice Alliance Condemns Supreme Court Decision Shielding Monsanto from Accountability appeared first on Climate Justice Alliance.

No, your drinking water isn’t contaminated by abortion pills

Anti-abortion advocates, including Republican lawmakers and state officials, want the EPA to review mifepristone as a water contaminant. Scientists say there’s no evidence it harms the environment or people. While there is no scientific evidence that abortion medication is contaminating Americans’ water supply, it has nonetheless become a central claim by the anti-abortion movement. Activists, []

Plastic pollution isn’t just about litter anymore

Plastic pollution isn’t just about litter anymore

Americans reject moderation even in the use of GLP-1 drugs, as their usage has caused a spike in calls to poison control centers [Amusing]

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The $100 Billion Soda Debate: Capitol Hill Clash Questions Taxpayer-Funded Coca-Cola

A House Oversight subcommittee meeting examining waste, fraud, and abuse within the roughly 100 billion Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) sparked an intense debate on Thursday over what kinds of foods taxpayers should subsidize. During the hearing, Republican Texas Representative Brandon Gill repeatedly pressed a food security advocate on why the federal program, which provides [] The 100 Billion Soda Debate: Capitol Hill Clash Questions Taxpayer-Funded Coca-Cola

Adidas and Calvin Klein ads banned in UK for misleading messages

ALBAWABA - UK regulators are tightening restrictions on major brands for misleading environmental statements in their advertising...

Adaptive regulations key to downstream pharma innovations: BPOM

Indonesia's Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) said adaptive biotechnology and pharmaceutical regulations are ...

RFK Jr. stacks FDA panel with peptide peddlers as FDA scientists oppose access

Peptide drugs are popular, but FDA scientists warn they're untested, may be harmful.

Campaign launched to list abortion drug Mifepristone among water pollutants * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Source link The abortion drug Mifepristone, that chemical often mailed to women to kill their unborn children, should be listed among the Environmental Protection Agency’s water pollutants, as a “drinking

CRISPR Therapeutics vs. Viking Therapeutics: Is a Gene-Editing or Weight Loss Focused Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

One has FDA approval and revenue; the other is pre-commercial but debt-free. Both face distinct risks that could reshape your biotech bet.

Profits over health? Inside story of India's U-turn on carcinogenic fungicide Thiram

Profits over health? Inside story of India's U-turn on carcinogenic fungicide Thiram

Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the manufacturer of the weedkiller Roundup, overturning a jury award for a Missouri man who claimed the widely used herbicide caused cancer in a decision that could have sweeping impacts on thousands of other Americans who similarly claim the product sickened them. In the 7-to-2 decision, written by []

Supreme Court bars states from protecting consumers if federal agencies won’t

Chemical giant Monsanto has argued for years that if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approves a pesticide label without requiring a cancer warning, states cannot hold its manufacturer liable in court for failing to warn consumers about ...

SEE IT: SNAP advocate defends taxpayer-funded Coca-Cola in fiery exchange with GOP lawmaker on waste

Rep. Brandon Gill sparred with a SNAP policy advocate over whether taxpayer-funded food benefits should pay for sugary sodas like Coca-Cola.

Contributor: Mental health care isn't ready for psychedelic side effects

Accelerated FDA approval will invite recklessness. But don't block these important medications. Take steps to prepare.

Solvent harmful to foetal development detected in water reservoir at Komárom industrial park

Local campaigners, working alongside Greenpeace, have detected the solvent N‑methyl‑2‑pyrrolidone (NMP), classified as harmful to foetal development, in a reservoir within the Komárom industrial park, the environmental organisation said in a statement to MTI on Wednesday. Harmful solvent used in battery manufacturing detected According to the group, the civic organisation Ébresztő, Komárom! approached Greenpeace in [] Continue reading: https://dailynewshungary.com/harmful-battery-industry-solvent-detected/

Non-antioxidant preservatives that increase your risk of a heart attack and stroke

(NaturalHealth365) Preservatives are in almost everything. They keep bread from molding, stop ... Non-antioxidant preservatives that increase your risk of a heart attack and stroke The post Non-antioxidant preservatives that increase your risk of a heart attack and stroke appeared first on NaturalHealth365.

EcoWaste Coalition holds ‘Usapang Lason’ to raise community awareness on common toxicants, promote poisoning avoidance

QUEZON CITY — “Prevention is better than cure.” At the “Usapang Lason” organized by the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition, community participants agreed that being informed about poison hazards and

Needed, a more equitable intellectual property order

There must be greater accountability in the enforcement of biopiracy rules

Supreme Court rules federal law shields Monsanto from Roundup cancer lawsuits

The 7-2 ruling found that EPA's approval of Roundup's label without a cancer warning preempts state failure-to-warn claims

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s algae problem has better solutions than hydrogen peroxide, experts say

Trying to kill algae with chemicals is a common response when community ponds or other water features go green, but a freshwater ecologist says there may be safer and more effective solutions

FDA moves to expose hidden foreign drug factories, strengthen domestic production in sweeping rule proposal

The FDA's new website and regulatory overhaul aim to close a loophole that lets foreign factories hide raw drug materials from U.S. supply chain oversight.

Eli Lilly, Regeneron among first companies selected for FDA initiative to speed review of new manufacturing facilities

Eli Lilly and Regeneron are among the first seven companies the FDA has selected for its PreCheck Pilot Program, CNBC has learned.

Supreme Court Gives Pesticide Corporations Immunity from Cancer Lawsuits

“Ruling has Trump’s name written all over it” The post Supreme Court Gives Pesticide Corporations Immunity from Cancer Lawsuits appeared first on Food Water Watch.