Scientists warn of low-dose risks of chemical exposure.

Last week, 12 scientists – including such experts as Theo Colborn and the University of Missouri’s Frederick vom Saal — published a paper that they say significantly advances the debate on endocrine-disrupting chemicals. These findings, the researchers say, point to...

Old plastics, fresh dirt.

Plastics composed 12% of the 250 million tons of trash Americans generated in 2010, according to the EPA. Food waste and yard trimmings, in contrast, made up 27%. Compostable plastics won’t make the problem of plastic waste magically disappear. But they can help...

Feds probe equipment failure at California nuclear plant.

A nuclear reactor on the California coast will remain shut down indefinitely while a team of federal inspectors determines why several relatively new tubes became so frail that tests found they could rupture and release radioactive water.Please read more from...

Are the Food Police Coming to Your Childs School? By Tom Stark

On February 14, the Carolina Journal reported , that on January 30, a pre-K student at the West Hoke Elementary School in Raeford, NC, had her home-packed lunch “inspected” by an unidentified government representative. It is unclear just which government entity...

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