'It should be the United States that proves that there is no long-term risk to human health from the direct consumption of [genetically modified corn],' wrote Mexico-based consumer rights group Poder del Consumidor.

Center for Food Safety Friends of the Earth (Action) American Farm Bureau Non-GMO Report
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Across the world, regulation of agricultural biotechnology is creating increasingly concerning barriers to US agriculture and technology trade, according to a recent report from United States Trade Representative.

✍️Johnathan Hettinger. European Commission CropLife America U.S. EPA Greenpeace International
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The worst polluter in US history isn’t coal or hard rock mining. Not refining or chemical manufacturing. Not wastewater treatment plants. Not urban sprawl. It’s agriculture. An environmental law, Clean Water Act, immunized farming from oversight. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/21/its…

🚨Polluters must pay for cleaning up 'forever chemicals' under new U.S. EPA rule.

“This is great news for the many communities grappling with #PFAS contamination — many of which are also low income and communities of color,” said UC San Francisco's Tracey Woodruff.
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Breaking: The U.S. EPA allocates $7 billion to expand low-income residential solar programs nationwide, benefiting 900,000 households.

'The United States can and must lead the world in transforming our energy systems,' said Bernie Sanders.

U.S. Department of Energy Solar Insure
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Pollution spreads from Midwest farms to the Gulf: “Algae blooms cause massive fish kills…It’s affecting the overall ecology of the system…We consume water out of the river. I try not to think about it. It scares me.” Keith Schneider The New Lede iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/21/its…

Among the culprits of a deepening water pollution crisis is a colossal tide of fertilizer and animal manure that runs off fields in Iowa and other farm states to find its way into the Mississippi River. Via The New Lede buff.ly/3vZAzI1

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The report, based on 7 years of data..., concluded that 20% of 59 different fruit and vegetable categories included in the analysis carried residue levels that posed “significant risks” to consumers of those foods.
#pesticides
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The U.S. EPA has finalized a landmark rule designating #PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances. This crucial step holds polluters accountable, ensuring cleanup and reducing toxic exposure for Americans.

Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment Robert Bilott EWG PFAS Action Group
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New analysis by Consumer Reports reveals alarming levels of pesticide residues in common fruits & veggies, posing 'significant risks' to consumers' health. Bell peppers, blueberries, green beans, potatoes, & strawberries among high-risk foods.

EWG U.S. EPA
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The U.S. EPA has called nutrient pollution “the single greatest challenge to our nation’s water quality,” and acknowledges that much of the nutrient pollution flowing into the northern Gulf originates on agricultural land.

Keith Schneider Circle of Blue Iowa State University
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Health advocates celebrated the news and some called for further action to limit exposure to the pervasive chemicals.

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