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09/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

STOP eating poison: Chicken eggs exposed to pesticides found to make you SICK

Toxic pesticides don’t just contaminate the fruits and vegetables that you eat: Their residues also affect farm animals such as chickens, as well as the eggs produced by the animals. A Pakistani study discovered two particular pesticides in chicken eggs, the concentrations of which were high enough to pose health risks to humans who consume them. This […]

09/11/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Hummingbirds and bumble bees are being exposed to neonicotinoid pesticides at alarming rates

It’s quite simple: About 87 percent of all flowering plants are pollinated by animals, and this includes 70 percent of the planet’s most produced food crops. Bees alone are responsible for pollinating one in every three bites of food we eat. Without pollinators like bees, birds and bats, we would be faced with an overwhelming […]

07/25/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Researchers examine how pesticides contribute to the rapid decline in bee populations

Over the past decade, anxious beekeepers have been reporting unusual hive losses of up to 30 percent each year, and in more recent years this figure has increased to as much as 50 percent. Experts believe that a number of factors are responsible for these significant declines in domesticated bee populations, including the spread of viral pathogens […]

03/01/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Big Ag is using more synthetic fertilizers, and the nitrogen is causing dead zones and algal blooms in our waterways

With more nitrogen flooding our waterways, creating algal blooms and dead zones, scientists have warned that the use of synthetic fertilizers should be significantly reduced. In a seminar room at New York University in January, nitrogen experts from around the world painted a picture of how a nitrogen-soaked planet would appear. The group conducted the […]

02/07/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Incriminating documents reveal Monsanto knew they were poisoning the environment with their PCBs

Documents that have come to light recently show that Monsanto continued to make and sell polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for eight years after they knew that they were hazardous to the environment and human health. The firm was already exposed for this practice when internal documents were digitized and posted as part of the Poison Papers […]

02/04/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Mercury pollution in the Great Lakes: A look at how it impacts fish and what must be done to make them safe to eat

With ongoing advisories about toxic fish and warnings to limit consumption, there is no doubt that mercury pollution is a serious problem in the Great Lakes. For many years, the levels of mercury in the fish there dropped as regulations on area factories tightened, but levels have started to rise to concerning heights once again […]

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