Hearing underscores partisan rift over GOP proposal to loosen chemical safety rules
The deep rift between Democrats and Republicans over the future of the nation’s premier chemical safety law was on full display on Thursday in a hearing designed to kickstart legislation that would allow faster federal approvals for new chemicals.
The corporate capture of MAHA: How the chemical lobby is stealing our health again
MAHA has been played.
For months leading up to the 2024 election, the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement captivated a nation overwhelmed by chronic diseases. I found hope in a powerful promise regarding our food supply: we would finally stop poisoning our own people.
Bayer gets boost as US Supreme Court says it will hear Roundup case
The US Supreme Court said on Friday that it will take up the issue of federal preemption over pesticide warning labels, a move sought by Bayer as a means of blocking costly future litigation over the Roundup weed killer products it inherited from its purchase of Monsanto.
EPA chief ’s MAHA tweet – PR stunt or real progress?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin sparked news stories around the US last week when he tweeted that the agency had made the “proactive decision to freshly reassess” the safety of the weed killer paraquat, a controversial pesticide widely used by farmers that is linked to Parkinson’s disease.
House Republicans move to roll back key protections in US chemical safety law
In a widely anticipated move, House Republicans released a draft bill that would roll back several provisions in the nation’s premier chemical safety law with the stated goal of bolstering manufacturing and innovation.
OSHA failing to protect US workers breathing cancer-causing air
Workers across the country should never face the prospect of developing cancer simply by performing the jobs they are entrusted to do and contributing to the strength of the economy.
Long-term exposure to a common pesticide speeds up aging in fish, study finds
Chronic exposure to small amounts of a pesticide greenlighted for almost a dozen US crops speeds up aging in fish and cuts their lives short, adding to concerns about the chemical’s human health risks, according to a new study.
What a nutrition expert says to take (and skip) from the new dietary guidelines
Since being announced this month, the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) have received significant attention. As a registered dietitian, here’s what I suggest taking and leaving from the DGAs.
Groups petition USDA to block factory farm manure digesters from clean energy funds
More than 30 food, health and environmental organizations are urging the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to disqualify digesters that turn animal waste into gas from a federal renewable energy grant program, alleging that such funding causes pollution and benefits large factory farms.
Long-term exposure to chlorpyrifos linked to Parkinson’s disease
People from California farm communities that had long-term exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos were more than twice as likely to later develop Parkinson’s disease compared to residents without exposure, according to a new study.