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    • Big Chemical

    Clean water and health
    Three people suffering from cancer are set to face off against Monsanto in the latest courtroom battle over allegations that exposure to the company’s Roundup weedkiller causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
    Children’s exposure to synthetic pyrethroid insecticides.
    Numerous research studies have linked paraquat to the development of Parkinson’s disease.
    Reusable plastic sports bottles can leach hundreds of different chemical substances into water.
    Glyphosate was discovered in a wide range of essential food products from top grocery stores such as Hy-Vee, Whole Foods Market, Amazon, Walmart and Target.
    Everyday levels of a pregnant woman’s exposure to mixtures of endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
    Chemical manufacturer 3M is allegedly hiding files.
    Truth will out. Eventually, given enough time, the good, the bad and the ugly will be revealed.
    Bisphenol-S (BPS), a replacement chemical for bisphenol-A (BPA), may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in the U.S. population.
    Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are among the most destructive chemicals in our environment.
    Americans spend an average of 6% of their time inside cars, creating a significant route of exposure to a host of harmful chemicals.
    Glyphosate was detected in 99.8% of 6,795 exploitable samples, at “an average level of 1.19 µg/L (ppb).”
    Household pesticide use is associated with harmful impacts to infant motor development.
    Plastic is a problem for the environment, wildlife and human health.
    BASF isn’t a household name like Procter & Gamble, but the ingredients it creates are essential to the success of that company’s products.
    Human and animal studies have linked phthalates to a wide range of health impacts, including birth and reproduction problems, impaired brain development, diabetes, and cancer.Human and animal studies have linked phthalates to a wide range of health impacts, including birth and reproduction problems, impaired brain development, diabetes, and cancer.
    Dicamba spray easily drifts off target, killing or damaging whatever vegetation it lands on.
    In court documents filed last week in Hawaii, Monsanto Company agreed to plead guilty to 30 environmental crimes related to the use of a pesticide on cornfields in Hawaii.
    'We cannot wait any longer. The water resource is precious and irreplaceable."
    In 2018, the most recent year for which complete data is available, 15,178 children in the U.S. were diagnosed with cancer and 1,841 died
    PFAS are a group of thousands of manufactured chemicals widely used by a range of industries and commonly found in a large number of household products.
    Attorney Michael Connett filed a lawsuit against the EPA in 2020 to stop the addition of fluoride in the water supply as it presented an "unreasonable risk."
    The EPA concluded that chemicals are likely to adversely affect 1,676 animals and plants on the federal threatened or endangered species lists.
    Bill Gates is just plain wrong when he says the only way to grow food is with synthetic fertilizers.
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