In 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned the use of the herbicide paraquat on golf courses because of health concerns. But paraquat, an herbicide that has been linked to Parkinson’s disease, is only one of many pesticides used to maintain the pristine verdure of golf courses.
For example, the herbicide 2,4-D continues to be used widely on golf courses,...
In 1980, a top doctor at Boeing warned company leadership that tens of thousands of workers in the Puget Sound region were being exposed to toxic chemical mixtures that were “probably hazardous” and “certainly uncontrolled.” His warning, however, went unheeded by the company’s president at the time. The ripple effect of this failure to respond has been significant, with families...
According to a new study, opioid use during pregnancy may have a negative neurological or behavioral impact on children later in life. While previous studies have drawn a link between prenatal opioid use and adverse health outcomes in infants, the University of Missouri study found that exposure to opioids in utero can have damaging long-term effects on children, potentially impacting them...
Marie Riley, 42, was born with a defective heart that has caused numerous health challenges, along with several surgeries, including two open-heart surgeries.
“Riley has a set of four heart defects, known collectively as Tetralogy of Fallot,” according to an article on HeraldNet.com.
It wasn’t until six years ago that she even thought about why she has a heart condition....
Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, space, and security systems, has been flying loose for decades with birth-defect causing chemical exposure at its facilities, endangering its workforce.
The dangerous chemicals that workers are exposed to at the Boeing plants, including hexavalent chromium, cadmium, and a large number of...
It can seem nearly impossible to avoid dangerous and toxic chemicals in our modern world. As industry works to increase production to meet consumer demands and minimize costs, they rely on chemicals, like forever chemicals, or PFAS, some of which cause serious health problems.
Here are five facts about PFAS you’ll want to know.
What are forever chemicals or PFAS?
One...
One in three Americans have detectable levels of a toxic herbicide linked to cancer, birth defects and hormonal imbalances, a national study has found.
The herbicide, 2,4-D, was developed in the mid-1940s, and its use by both farmers and homeowners to control weeds has expanded since. As such, human exposure to the chemical has also increased. The chemical kills plants by changing the...
Today is a special day in history: the birthday of labor activist Dolores Huerta.
Huerta, who was born April 10, 1930, grew up with a mother who set a strong example of community activism. After working multiple jobs, Alicia Chávez bought her own restaurant and hotel. She hosted low-paid farmworkers at affordable rates, even waiving their accommodation fees at times. Alicia Chávez...
On March 31, the United States recognizes Cesar Chavez Day, a commemorative federal holiday established by President Obama in 2014 to honor the labor leader’s enduring peaceful legacy of social justice and civil rights for farmworkers.
“We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure,” Chavez once said of his fight for fair wages...
The science over the last decade from the likes of the World Health Organization shows that herbicides with glyphosate—the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup—are carcinogenic. Glyphosate use is also connected with causing birth defects, developmental delays in children, fertility complications, and cancers like non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Despite this prevailing wisdom,...
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