The Guardian’s Oliver Milman reported today – Water authorities across the US are systematically distorting water tests to downplay the amount of lead in samples, risking a dangerous spread of the toxic water crisis that has gripped Flint, documents seen by the Guardian show. The controversial approach to water testing is so widespread that it…
From Petaluma Grange President Tiffany Renee – This Wednesday, January 20th, the Music, Parks and Recreation Commission will be reviewing their Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program and seeking feedback on the use of pesticides like glyphosate (RoundUp). Glyphosate is a probable human carcinogen according to the World Health Organization. It’s time for Sonoma County and its cities…
Jean Tepperman of the East Bay Express has the rundown on Tuesday’s Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) meeting. The BAAQMD’s web page is here, and the press release about the meeting is here or down below. You can find the meeting agenda, minutes and video here. Air Board Okays New Refinery Rules, But…
Press release from the Organic Consumers Association: Global Food, Farming and Environmental Justice Groups Send Monsanto to a Tribunal for Crimes Against Human Health and the Environment in International People’s Court in The Hague PARIS, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Organic Consumers Association (OCA), IFOAM International Organics, Navdanya, Regeneration International (RI), and Millions Against Monsanto,…
Think scientific research at the U.S. Department of Agriculture is unbiased, Christopher? Think again. Last week, Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, a decorated Senior Scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), filed a whistleblower complaint accusing the federal agency of suppressing research findings that challenge the safety and efficacy of a heavily used…
From Downstream, Fall 2015, the newsletter of the Friends of the Lower Greenbrier River. by Ben Luckett, Friends of the Lower Greenbrier River Board Member As we reported in our last newsletter, FOLGR and many other groups around the state continue to oppose the two 42-inch pipelines that are proposed to carry fracked gas from…
