Category: Chemicals and Toxins

The Farm Bill And Why It Matters
In September this year, a new Farm Bill will be on the table for Congress to vote on. While this is typically a sleepy bill that goes under the radar,

Sunscreen 2024: Cancer Protection or Carcinogen?
Since the ‘90s there has heavy heavy-handed messaging that there is no safe level of sun exposure in regards to skin cancer. After several decades of this approach, it’s been

3M: How A Minnesota Company Contaminated The World
When we think of global threats, we think of catastrophic events like a nuclear war, a pandemic, or an alien invasion on the White House. Fretting about non-stick cookware is

Why Strawberries Are The Most Toxic Produce
Why Strawberries Are The Most Toxic Produce We have access to large, ripe, adequately flavorful strawberries year round. In a food-production system of “factory farms” and greenhouses, that’s not anything

Asbestos Isn’t Banned In Factories: Here’s Why.
Last month, the Biden administration added a new office that works across divisions and includes 200 new employees. The list of substances allowed in the US that are banned or