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FDA Examines Whether MRI Drugs Accumulate in Brain Tissue
The agency says doctors should consider limiting MRIs to reduce exposure from certain image-enhancing drugs.
Clean Water Is Another Victim of Syria’s War
About half a million Aleppo residents are at their wits' end trying to collect adequate water for families' daily needs.
Twenty-Five Years After Exxon Valdez, Kayakers Take to the Sea to Defend the Arctic
Environmental groups gathered in San Francisco in solidarity with “kayaktivists” in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
El Salvador’s Draconian Abortion Laws Are a Miscarriage of Justice
El Salvador has one of the most archaic abortion laws in the world, denying women autonomy over their bodies.
Dahr Jamail | Sounds of War: Navy Warplanes Producing Deadly Noise Around US Bases
Residents near military air bases producing “lethal” levels of noise suffer from hearing loss, insomnia, stroke, heart attacks - even death.
Ruthless Power and Deleterious Politics: From DDT to Roundup
The banning of DDT did not bring about any rethinking of factory farming and its addiction to deleterious pesticides.
How to Stop Post-Disaster Funding From Being a Disaster
There is a pressing need to directly support communities following a catastrophe.
Nearly 100,000 German Beekeepers Demand a Ban on GMOs
Without bees, the future of earth looks bleak.
Industrial Pollution Is Threatening Our Drinking Water: A Dispatch From Los Angeles County
While a drought-striken LA county scrambles to clean up chemicals, a report finds illegal wells have tainted aquifers.
US Could End Ban on Crude Oil Exports in a Slick Maneuver
The Iran deal could trigger an end to restrictions on US crude oil exports.