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06/06/2018 / By News Editors

Raul Ilargi Meijer: “Kill Monsanto before it kills your kids”

There are a lot of industries in our world that wreak outsized amounts of havoc. Think the biggest global banks and oil companies. Think plastics. But there is one field that is much worse than all others: agro-chemicals. At some point, not that long ago, the largest chemical producers, who until then had kept themselves busy producing Agent […]

05/09/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Experts warn that the amount of drugs flushed into our rivers and lakes will increase 65% by 2050

There is no doubt that pharmaceutical drug use is on the increase globally. In addition to the detrimental effects the use of such drugs have on our health, their distribution also causes widespread harm to the environment. A study presented recently at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, found that if urgent and drastic measures […]

04/01/2018 / By Janine Acero

Bald eagles dying of lead poisoning in Iowa

The majestic bald eagle faces a growing threat from hunters – not from bullet wounds, but from lead poisoning. The eagles reportedly have been eating dead animals whose carcasses were not properly disposed off by the hunters that shot them, according to WQAD.com. One eagle, which was rescued and brought to a SOAR (Saving Our Avian […]

10/18/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Researchers struggle to find effective way to mitigate damage done by atrazine, a common weedkiller known to harm human health, wildlife, aquatic life

The widely used weed killer atrazine has long been wreaking havoc on the planet, affecting not only human health but that of wildlife and aquatic life. Just how bad is it? The chemical was banned in the European Union 15 years ago because of its “ubiquitous and unpreventable” contamination, yet somehow it is still used […]

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