Tag: Health
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Real Chemical Reform Must Ban Asbestos Completely
This lethal mineral has been banned in 54 countries. The U.S. and Canada are the only two industrialized nations not among them. With a blatant disregard for human rights, the asbestos industry continues to …
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Hundreds Protest Radioactive Fracking Waste in Ohio
Teresa Mills, Buckeye Forest Council fracking coordinator, told the crowd at the rally that in the last 34 years, the oil and gas industry has injected nearly 8 billion gallons of toxic waste underground in Ohio, with over half a billion gallons inject…
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Bills Aim to Restrict Antibiotic Abuse by Factory Farms
Recently, Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) introduced a bill, Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act, which would require the FDA to limit the use of unnecessary antibiotics in livestock …
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Pressure Mounts for EPA to Protect Children From Pesticides
An estimated 5.1 billion pounds of pesticides are applied to agricultural crops annually in the U.S. The nation’s children continually face the greatest threat of health risks …
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Off-Grid Sterilization with Rice U.’s ‘Solar Steam’
Rice University nanotechnology researchers have unveiled a solar-powered sterilization system that could be a boon for more than 2.5 billion people who lack adequate sanitation. The “solar steam” sterilization system uses nanomaterials to convert as much as 80 percent of the energy in sunlight into germ-killing heat.