“We have to fight them over there so we don’t have to fight them here” apparently doesn’t apply to diseases.
Bad Bugs: How the White House Is Stoking a World Public Health Crisis
Category: Environment
Why people choose to stay in areas vulnerable to natural disasters
Fracking linked to increased rates of STIs
Mountain gorilla numbers surpass 1,000 despite challenges
In India, 13 people are killed after police open fire on copper plant protesters
Pest Horror Stories That Will Make You Go on a Cleaning Spree
If cockroaches coming out of an electrical outlet sounds like something from a horror movie, think again. While virtually everyone will deal with a pest infestation from time to time, nothing compares to these homeowners who almost had to burn…
Lyme disease linked to obsessive-compulsive symptoms
Watchdog: Trump’s Plan to Allow Fracking in Nevada Threatens Wildlife
Homeless, jobless, and penniless, residents resist closure of the Philippines’ Boracay island
Mystery over 2014 illnesses in western Kazakhstan village rumbles on
Crude Accountability, a Virginia-based watchdog focusing on hydrocarbon extraction in the Caspian Sea basin, said in a report on April 24 that recent medical examinations have revealed that two young girls affected have been diagnosed with toxic encephalopathy, a brain disease caused by chemical poisoning.
Protecting Environmental Defenders This Earth Day
The State Department Drama Shows Just How Far Trump Will Go for Big Oil
US Senators Urge EPA to Keep Protecting Kids from Pesticides
Children younger than 18, who are in a critical stage of growth and development, are especially susceptible to toxic pesticides. The American Academy of Pediatrics has said there’s a clear link between childhood exposure to pesticides and “pediatric cancers, decreased cognitive function, and behavioral problems.”
Rouge Herring: Dangerous Makeup Dregs Found in Fish From Pristine Arctic Waters
Painless Ways to Live Greener at Home
As nice as it sounds to “save the environment,” making these life changes can seem overwhelming once you realize what you’re in for. Some environmentally friendly products may cost more than the usual, and other practices (like never using throwaway…