Tag: Health
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How Global Warming Worsens Allergies
By Minda Berbeco Have your eyes been running more in the spring? Are you sneezing more in the fall? After this frigid and snowy winter, it may be hard to remember what the allergy season feels like. But if you‘re one of the more than 80 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies, you might…
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Cleveland Passes Resolution for Nationwide Ban on Misuse of Antibiotics on Factory Farms
In Ohio, Cleveland City Council passed a resolution Monday supporting a nationwide ban on the misuse of antibiotics on factory farms, with the support of Food & Water Watch and councilman Joe Cimperman. On Monday, Food & Water Watch activists stand with Cleveland Councilman Joe Cimperman, Council President Kevin Kelly, Director of the Cleveland Department of…
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33 Toxic Hair Straighteners Under International Recall Still Sold in U.S.
Thirty-three hair-straightening products have been recalled over the last three years in several countries due to high levels of formaldehyde, however, the U.S. has yet to pull the toxic products, according to new research from the national nonprofit Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE). [caption id="attachment_326723" align="alignnone" width="500"] Read on to find out which toxic hair straighteners…
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National Geographic Photojournalist Captures Images of Critical Pollution Problems Worldwide
When U.S. photojournalist Peter Essick visited India and China for the first time, he was struck by how different life there was compared with American cities. But when he returned almost two decades later, he found the changes “staggering.” Bangalore now reminds him of the Silicon Valley, and Beijing and New Delhi are smoggier than…
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Duke Energy Announces Coal Ash Spill Cleanup Will Take 2+ Years; Emails Show Collusion Between Regulators and NC Utility
Duke Energy, North Carolina’s largest electric and gas supplier, announced Friday it would take the company more than two years to clean up February’s massive coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of the Dan River with 60,000 tons of toxic sludge. [caption id="attachment_326282" align="alignnone" width="500"] Environmental regulators in North Carolina consulted Duke Energy last year…