All posts tagged with Environment
08/07/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

A recent sewage dumping incident at Niagara Falls has prompted lawmakers to call for a criminal investigation into the actions

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-08-07-niagara-falls-now-a-torrent-of-sewage-as-human-waste-takes-over-the-river.html

08/04/2017 / By News Editors

The world of independent chemical testing has a shiny veneer. The public is reassured that chemicals they’re exposed to on

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-08-04-poison-papers-snapshot-hojo-transcript-illustrates-epa-collusion-with-chemical-industry.html

08/02/2017 / By Tracey Watson

The debate surrounding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has been raging for years now, with strongly held viewpoints expressed on both

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-08-02-the-biotech-industry-has-infiltrated-and-now-controls-nearly-all-gmo-regulators.html

07/31/2017 / By Ethan Huff

It’s one of the most controversial issues in modern agriculture: persistent crop chemicals of a highly toxic nature that spread

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-07-31-dicamba-drift-destroying-crops-downwind-from-application-sites-of-monsantos-toxic-herbicide.html

07/30/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Since the EPA started promoting the “land application” of sewage sludge in 1993, millions of tons of this toxic biosludge

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-07-30-cities-dumping-human-sewage-on-farm-land-across-america-is-contaminating-the-food-supply-and-destroying-the-ecosystem.html

07/28/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

The water supply of a million Central California residents is contaminated with what is considered one of the most powerful

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-07-28-california-water-wells-saturated-with-extremely-toxic-cancer-causing-chemical.html

07/24/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Anyone who still tries to claim that pesticides do not harm honeybees after recent study results out of Germany and

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-07-24-denial-remember-when-the-scientific-status-quo-claimed-pesticides-didnt-harm-honeybees-now-the-evidence-is-undeniable.html

07/17/2017 / By Russel Davis

Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking, is an unconventional method of extracting oil and gas. The practice has paved

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-07-17-fracking-wastewater-found-to-contaminate-lakes.html

07/14/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

When the oil drilling rig, known as Deepwater Horizon, that was operating off the Gulf of Mexico around 40 miles

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-07-14-remember-the-bp-deepwater-horizon-oil-catastrophe-the-oil-was-eaten-up-by-ocean-microbes-because-mother-nature-heals-itself.html

07/06/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Innocently using a washing machine could inadvertently damage the environment. Researchers have now concluded that washing cycles, regardless of number

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-07-06-simply-washing-your-clothes-pollutes-the-world-with-microplastics-so-stop-buying-synthetic-fibers.html

06/25/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Fluoride Action Network (FAN) filed a pivotal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the North District of California against

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-06-25-fluoride-action-network-has-forced-u-s-courts-to-review-fluoride-toxicity-in-drinking-water.html

06/19/2017 / By Tracey Watson

A new report by the American Cancer Society has made the alarming revelation that rates of liver cancer deaths have doubled

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-06-19-liver-cancer-deaths-are-skyrocketing-as-food-becomes-increasingly-toxic-due-to-pesticides-and-herbicides.html

06/05/2017 / By Earl Garcia

The global herbicide market is poised to grow exponentially in 2022, which in turn may further drive up the already

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-06-05-cancer-rates-to-explode-as-global-herbicide-market-projected-to-reach-34-billion-by-2022.html

06/01/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

In an effort to mitigate the mounting problem of water pollution in New York City, officials are planning to dump

http://www.epawatch.org/2017-06-01-nyc-ready-to-dump-millions-of-gallons-of-toxic-chlorine-into-the-cities-sewer-system.html