U.S. finally admits Agent Orange residue poisoned its own soldiers
After decades of denial, the Department of Veteran Affairs finally acknowledged that Monsanto’s Agent Orange, a herbicide sprayed across Vietnam during the war, was responsible for the health ailments of over 2,100 Air Force servicemen. Federal officials have agreed to release over $45 million in disability benefits to Air Force active duty personnel and reservists Read More
Over 95% of all endangered species’ existence threatened by not one, but two commonly used pesticides in the U.S.
The Environmental Protection Agency – just typing that name feels incongruent – proclaimed that we should keep our eyes on two harmful pesticides, plus one. The Guardian reports: “Almost all of the 1,700 most endangered plants and animals in the US are likely to be harmed by two widely used pesticides… Malathion, an insecticide registered for use in Read More
