Tag: food
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Farmworkers Unite to Demand Protections from Pesticides
An estimated 5.1 billion pounds of pesticides are applied to crops annually in the U.S., and farmworkers face the greatest threat from these chemicals than any other sector of society, with thousands of …
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Secret Trade Deals Promote Fracking, Threaten Future of American Democracy
Because while the American people aren’t being told what’s in the deal, and while members of Congress are being shut out of the negotiations, representatives from more than 600 corporations and corporate interests are able not only to see the text of the agreement, but also are …
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Mix of Arsenic and Estrogen Increases Risk of Prostate Cancer
New research concludes that exposure to a combination of both arsenic and estrogen, at levels the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers ”safe” for humans, can cause cancer in prostate cells.
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Republicans Pass House Farm Bill Without Democats or Nutrition Programs
The bill passed without the nutrition title, including the SNAP (food stamp) program and funding for other critical nutrition programs that support families, children, senior citizens and veterans, leading to a controversial vote divided down party lines.
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ALEC’s Ag-Gag Laws Threaten Factory Farm Whistleblowers with Criminal Charges
Muckrakers and activists have been working to expose the brutality of industrialized meat production since Upton Sinclair’s writing of The Jungle in 1906. But an ALEC model bill known as …