Pesticide

Arizona ‘TikToker’ Indicted For Spraying Pesticides on Grocery Products

A man who was caught spraying pesticide on grocery items at a big-box store in Arizona's East Valley has been formally indicted on multiple charges. According to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, 27-year-old Charles Smith, who has been described as a TikToker, turned himself in to authorities on December 21.

EPA Proposes Partial Removal of Pesticide Linked to Neurodevelopment Issues

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to partially revoke the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos.

RFK Jr. Seeks to Lead HHS, Aims for Major Health Agency Overhaul

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is actively engaging with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team to advocate for a leadership role in public health oversight, although he will not serve as the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Reports from the Trump team clarify that Kennedy will instead focus on vaccine safety and health data rather than taking on the HHS secretary role, which had been under consideration for both Kennedy and Dr. Ben Carson.

Kennedy Announces Independent Presidential Candidacy, Calls for Gov’t Independence from Corporate Interests

Kennedy is aiming to free the federal government from "the corporate and financial interests that have a merciless grip on our democracy."

West Nile Virus Cases Explode Across U.S. After Mosquitos Released via Bill Gates-Funded Project Approved by EPA

In November 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that MosquitoMate, Inc. had submitted plans to infect live male mosquitoes with a bacteria called "Wolbachia pipientis," which enhances WNV infection.

Human Gut-Brain Axis Negatively Impacted by Presence of Pesticides: Scientific Review

Irish and Dutch researchers from the ISME Journal added to the evidence that pesticides produce a harmful effect on the human gut and human brain.

Food Supply Stays Tight as Disappointing U.S. Harvest Adds to Global Challenges

A lackluster U.S. harvest this year is setting back efforts to relieve a global food supply that has been constrained by Russia’s war in Ukraine, agriculture-industry executives said.

How Modern Medicine Fails to Protect Children From Chronic Disease

Modern medicine has become too insular and reductionistic. Our children deserve medical care that takes a larger view of health beyond infectious diseases. Our...

Pesticide Exposure Killed My Husband — Farm Workers Need Better Protections

My husband, Alejandro, died from lung cancer in 2010. He was just 50 years old. For years, one of my husband's jobs was to tend to the lettuce fields where we worked in Greenfield.

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