Tag: Health
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Organizations Urge U.S. Rejection of Smithfield Takeover
Today, a letter addressed to members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. was delivered by a broad coalition of farm, community and consumer organizations, urging the members to recommend …
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China to Act on Massive Contamination of Water Supply
Last week, Chinese authorities announced that courts were now able to hand down the death penalty in cases of serious pollution.
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Extraordinary Solar Light Now Available for Off-Grid Victims of Energy Poverty
This is a low-priced ($39.00) and sustainable light that some 25 percent of the world’s population – living off the grid – needs. Why? So dangerous kerosene lamps can be relegated to museums only. The following mission statement comes from WakaWaka designers and manufacturer of what the company contends is the “most efficient solar lamp…
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Toxic Dump to Expand in Low-Income Neighborhoods As Violations Persist
The toxic dump, considered the largest west of the Mississippi River, has been the subject of debate among local residents after it was fined in March for failing to report more than 70 toxic waste spills to California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control — a charge the company claims is irrelevant …
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The Toxic Legacy of Waste Injection Wells
According to ProPublica, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency “has not counted the number of cases of waste migration or contamination in more than 20 years.”