chemicals

A Toxin in Every Household

A Toxin in Every Household

By Alison Cagle When was the last time you looked around your kitchen or bathroom for chemicals that are toxic to your health? In many households, those chemicals don’t just come in the form of liquid products like pesticides or bleach. They often can be found in the most common items lying around, like frying […]

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    Dicamba Damage Roars Back for Third Season in a Row

    Dicamba Damage Roars Back for Third Season in a Row

    University weed scientists have reported roughly 383,000 acres of soybean injured by a weedkiller called dicamba so far in 2018, according to University of Missouri plant sciences professor, Kevin Bradley. Dicamba destroys mostly everything in its path except the crops that are genetically engineered (GE) to resist it. The drift-prone chemical can be picked up […]

    ‘Public Relations Nightmare’ Toxic Chemical Report Finally Released by CDC

    ‘Public Relations Nightmare’ Toxic Chemical Report Finally Released by CDC

    A report with frightening consequences for American drinking water that the Trump administration tried to suppress was finally released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wednesday, ProPublica reported. The report was the most in-depth look to date at the health impacts of perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, chemicals used in a variety of […]

    Without Bees, the Foods We Love Will Be Lost

    Without Bees, the Foods We Love Will Be Lost

    Below is a transcript of the video. Rebecca Riley, senior attorney, NRDC: Right now, we’re in a real crisis when it comes to bees. Every year, about a third of our honeybee colonies collapse. And the 4,000 native bee species in the United States suffer from those same threats that honeybees do. Those are species […]

    The Home Depot Will Be Third Major U.S. Retailer to Ban Deadly Paint Strippers

    The Home Depot Will Be Third Major U.S. Retailer to Ban Deadly Paint Strippers

    The world’s largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot, announced Tuesday that it will phase out the use of the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in its paint removal products by the end of this year. The company, which operates more than 2,200 stores in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, is the third […]

    These Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Are Getting Into Your Meals

    These Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Are Getting Into Your Meals

    By Rachel Smilan-Goldstein On a busy weeknight, takeout and fast food are easy dinner time solutions. But your family’s favorite on-the-go meal may come with a side of toxic fluorinated chemicals. Per- and polyfluoralkyl substances, or PFAS, are a family of greaseproof, waterproof and nonstick industrial compounds. They’re used in hundreds of consumer products, including […]

    Consumer Product Safety Testing Overlooks Cancer Risk From Exposure to Multiple Chemicals

    Consumer Product Safety Testing Overlooks Cancer Risk From Exposure to Multiple Chemicals

    By Olga Naidenko Mixtures of chemicals commonly found in consumer products are more likely to increase breast cancer risk than the same chemicals individually, according to a new analysis. But safety tests by government regulators don’t routinely evaluate the combined effects of multiple chemical exposures. For a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Toxicological Sciences, […]