EPA
07/20/2018
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By Vicki Batts
CONFIRMED: Chemical giants have been colluding with regulators to suppress information on the deadly effects of pesticides
The pesticide industry is widely viewed as being just as toxic as the chemicals themselves, but now new evidence unearthed by the Poison Papers has shown that toxicity extends all the way up to government regulatory agencies. Corruption and collusion in government is a disease — and its spreading at the behest of chemical manufacturers […]
07/10/2018
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By Ethan Huff
Evidence is “overwhelming,” says EPA scientist, that pesticides contribute to cancer risk
The ugly truth that government-approved chemicals applied daily to American crop fields cause cancer is finally seeing the light of day, thanks in large part to the release of a trove of never-before-seen documents known collectively as the “Poison Papers.” Released by the Bioscience Resource Project (BRP) in collaboration with the Center for Media and […]
07/01/2018
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By Vicki Batts
SELLOUTS: The EPA’s pesticide approval office is funded by pesticide manufacturers and relies on their submitted data as “science”
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pesticide Programs is supposed to be responsible for producing independent analyses of pesticides. But is that what they really do? Like other federal agencies (à la the FDA), the Office of Pesticides does no actual studies or research of their own; instead, they review data provided to them by pesticide manufacturers. […]
06/28/2018
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By Vicki Batts
A deadly pattern of collusion and deceit: Both industry and regulators are aware of the dangers of pesticides
When corporate interests and government agencies collide, you get a veritable Pandora’s box of corruption, collusion and deceit. And when those corporate interests include toxic pesticides, you get the Poison Papers. Collectively, the Poison Papers are 20,000 pages of documents which prove government agencies and industry cronies have worked together to obscure the truth about […]
03/22/2018
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By Vicki Batts
If the EPA allows continued use of dicamba pesticide, it could push monarch butterflies to extinction
Over the course of the next year, more than 60 million acres of the monarch butterfly’s natural habitat are expected to be sprayed with dicamba herbicide. The shocking report from the Center for Biological Diversity, a U.S. environmental group, explains that the widespread use of this toxin spells big trouble for the butterflies. The report […]
03/09/2018
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By Isabelle Z.
Pesticide safety: Flawed risk assessment tests were driven by too much industry influence
“If pesticides are so dangerous, why are they allowed to be sold and used?” If you’ve ever tried to convince someone how important it is to buy organic produce, you might have heard this line. Answering honestly can get you labeled a conspiracy theorist pretty quickly, but according to one NGO, nine out of ten […]
02/28/2018
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By Isabelle Z.
EPA, Monsanto face lawsuit over pesticide drift that damaged millions of acres and threatened endangered species
If a farmer wants to grow organic crops, he or she can simply elect not to use pesticides and everything should be fine, right? Unfortunately, the situation is not as straightforward as it seems as pesticide drift is thwarting well-meaning farmers’ efforts and rendering their crops entirely unusable. It’s also destroying traditional crops that were […]
03/15/2017
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By Mike Adams
RoundUp Products Liability Litigation: Third-Party Discovery and Pending Motions to Seal
This document, and other related documents, come to us via the outstanding investigative work at U.S. Right to Know. All the released documents are being translated into plain text and re-posted at Glyphosate.news. The original PDF of this document is found at the USRTK website, with a backup copy archived at Natural News. ### UNITED […]
02/06/2017
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By Mike Adams
Bill introduced in Congress to “Terminate the EPA”
The EPA was originally founded on principles of solid science and a commitment to protecting the environment. For many years, it actually did a lot of good by clamping down on corporate polluters and reducing the contamination of rivers and streams. But today, the EPA is better known as the “Environmental POLLUTION Agency” that spouts […]
12/06/2016
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By Daniel Barker
EPA just approved another toxic herbicide linked to infertility, birth defects and lung cancer in both humans and animals
The EPA has just approved the widespread use of a highly toxic herbicide called dicamba, a chemical which poses serious health risks to both animals and people. In doing so, the agency has turned its back on its legal obligation to assess any threat to endangered species, as well as its responsibility to protect human […]
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