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US politics
fromJezebel
4 days ago

MAHA Moms Are Mad That RFK Jr. Now Supports Big Poison

RFK Jr. reversed his long-standing opposition to glyphosate, endorsing it as necessary for national security, prompting anger among MAHA supporters and public-health critics.
#roundup
fromJezebel
5 days ago
US politics

Trump Proclaims that Poison Is Good, and RFK Jr. Suddenly Changes Decades of Opinion on Glyphosate

fromFortune
6 days ago
US news

Bayer reaches $7.25 billion settlement over claims that Roundup caused cancer | Fortune

fromJezebel
5 days ago
US politics

Trump Proclaims that Poison Is Good, and RFK Jr. Suddenly Changes Decades of Opinion on Glyphosate

fromFortune
6 days ago
US news

Bayer reaches $7.25 billion settlement over claims that Roundup caused cancer | Fortune

Public health
fromTruthout
5 days ago

RFK Jr. Supports Trump Push to Ramp Up Glyphosate Output, Angering MAHA Backers

President Trump issued an executive order increasing production of phosphorus and glyphosate herbicides despite research linking glyphosate to multiple cancers.
#bayer
fromPoynter
1 week ago

Florida says bread contains weed killer. Here's what the science says. - Poynter

"Glyphosate is a weed killer," DeSantis said. "It's the main ingredient you find in Roundup and other weed-killing brands. It's designed to kill plants, it is not meant to be eaten."
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farms in southern Lebanon

Lebanon has accused Israel of spraying a herbicide linked to cancer on farmland in the south of the country as a health crime that would threaten food security and farmers' livelihoods. The country's president, Joseph Aoun, condemned what he called an environmental and health crime and a violation of Lebanese sovereignty, and he vowed to take all necessary legal and diplomatic measures to confront this aggression.
World news
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

There is a sense of things careening towards a head': TS Eliot prize winner Karen Solie

Karen Solie's work confronts ecological and social harms directly, refusing to aestheticize suffering while insisting art must keep attention and counteract distraction.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Supreme Court to hear appeal by Roundup's parent company to block thousands of lawsuits

The Supreme Court will decide whether EPA approval of Roundup without a cancer warning preempts thousands of state lawsuits alleging glyphosate causes cancer.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
5 months ago

What Europe Does Better When It Comes To Food - Tasting Table

Europe enforces stricter additive regulations on some ingredients, but overall food differences are cultural, not uniformly healthier, and often trade off with other factors.
US politics
fromWIRED
5 months ago

MAHA Wants Action on Pesticides. It's Not Going to Get It From Trump's Corporate-Friendly EPA

EPA leadership has increased industry engagement and proposed dissolving the Office of Research and Development amid large staff departures while defending regulatory stances.
#pesticides
Public health
fromtime.com
8 months ago

Are Pesticides in Your Food Harmful?

Pesticides pose potential human health risks, particularly with long-term exposure. Research is needed for safety evaluations.
Cannabis
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for water

Toxic pesticide levels in tampons exceed legal limits for drinking water, raising health concerns about absorption through vaginal contact.
Women
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

Toxic pesticide levels in tampons 40 times higher than allowed in drinking water

Glyphosate, a carcinogenic pesticide, has been found in tampons at alarming levels, raising serious health concerns.
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