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Hepatitis A Races Across the United States
Since 2016, the virus has spawned outbreaks in at least 29 states.
Why Are Harmful Flame-Retardant Chemicals Still Showing Up in Children’s Toys?
Some harmful chemicals in recycled plastics can be traced to electronics recycling.
Outrage Over Ice Cream Licker Should Prompt Us to Ask: What Is a Crime?
No one called it a crime when 10 people were hospitalized after eating Listeria-tainted Blue Bell ice cream.
Corporations Can Legally Put Carcinogens in Our Food Without Warning Labels
Cheerios contain enough glyphosate to be labeled toxic, but corporate “free speech” rights prevent it.
Beyond Flint, Lead Contamination Plagues Communities Across the US
Newark, New Jersey, reported lead samples more than 2.5 times higher than that of Flint at the peak of the crisis.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Exposes Horrific Conditions at Migrant Jails
The revelations come one day after ProPublica exposed a dehumanizing Facebook group made up of border patrol agents.
The US War on Immigrants Is a Public Health Crisis
Conditions in the migrant prisons are setting the stage for a multigenerational health catastrophe.
Navy Contaminates Local Groundwater and Sewer System in Maryland
PFAS substances linked to cancer have likely leached into drinking water that supplies metropolitan D.C.
Trump’s EPA Is Letting “Forever Chemicals” Into Our Food, Experts Say
Public health watchdogs said the government must take swift action to limit human exposure to PFAS chemicals.
After Years of Abuse, the Earth Has Sent Its Bill Collectors
We have to stop relying on our “Capitalism One” card to defer the true cost of what we exploit and consume.