ISIS ATTACKED U.S. SOLIDERS WITH MUSTARD GAS
A top U.S. military official confirmed to a Senate committee late Thursday that the Islamic State used a rocket containing mustard gas against U.S. troops in Iraq. The news came…
U.S. ARMY DEPLOYS REBOTS TO DESTROY CHEMICAL WEAPONS BURIED IN COLORADO
PUEBLO Destroying the nations stash of World War II-era chemical weapons is nasty work, and after decades of delays, the Army is using robots to start the job inside…
PROTEST AGAINST ZIKA PESTICIDE ‘NALED’
When the Zika virus hit Miami Beach last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it wasn't even possible to spray pesticides over Miami Beach because the buildings…
US SET TO DESTROY BIG CHEMICAL WEAPON STOCKPILE
DENVER (AP) The U.S. Army plans to start operating a $4.5 billion plant next week that will destroy the nation's largest remaining stockpile of mustard agent, complying with an…
WHY PESTICIDES COULD BE THE BIGGEST RISK POSED BY CORPORATE AGRICULTURE
The latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveal that Americans appetite for locally grown, organic food is growing. Consumers want to know where their food comes from and…
NALED, PESTICIDE SPRAYED OVER MIAMI, MAY CAUSE HARM TO FETUSES
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tried to spray naled, a controversial pesticide used to kill mosquitoes, over Puerto Rico to stamp out the Zika virus last…
TOXIC AND DEADLY, THE HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOLL OF OPEN BURNING
The open burning and detonation of munitions is highly toxic to humans and the environment, and is banned in Canada and many European countries. Now, a decades-long effort by…
FIND OUT WHICH AGRICULTURE IS SPRAYED WITH THE TOXIC ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE
Three new papers link prenatal exposures to organophosphate (OP) pesticides with diminished IQs in children. Fruits and veggies are one continuing source of exposure to these bug killers. As to what were…
COMMON PESTICIDE MAY POSE RISK TO WORKERS WHO APPLY IT
An insecticide used on corn and other U.S. crops poses health risks to workers who mix and apply it and also can contaminate drinking water, according to a U.S.…