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09/22/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Evidence proves the EPA downplayed the toxic threat of PFAs

When we find out that something we once believed was safe is actually toxic, we’d like to think that the makers of these products didn’t know it was dangerous and withdrew it as soon as they found out. That’s what would happen in an ideal world. However, not only did the makers of products containing […]

07/11/2018 / By Vicki Batts

SICK: Renowned academic brags about suppressing information on the deadly effects of PFAS in 3M chemicals

Professor John P. Giesy may be considered one of the top academic authorities on toxic chemicals, but it turns out that position of power has been abused. Despite being credited as the first scientist to sound the alarm on the presence of toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl [PFAS] chemicals in the environment, new evidence has revealed Giesy […]

07/10/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Evidence is “overwhelming,” says EPA scientist, that pesticides contribute to cancer risk

The ugly truth that government-approved chemicals applied daily to American crop fields cause cancer is finally seeing the light of day, thanks in large part to the release of a trove of never-before-seen documents known collectively as the “Poison Papers.” Released by the Bioscience Resource Project (BRP) in collaboration with the Center for Media and […]

06/28/2018 / By Vicki Batts

A deadly pattern of collusion and deceit: Both industry and regulators are aware of the dangers of pesticides

When corporate interests and government agencies collide, you get a veritable Pandora’s box of corruption, collusion and deceit. And when those corporate interests include toxic pesticides, you get the Poison Papers. Collectively, the Poison Papers are 20,000 pages of documents which prove government agencies and industry cronies have worked together to obscure the truth about […]

05/14/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Big Pharma now “owns” and controls nearly all university medical research funding

The pharmaceutical industry has been heavily scrutinized in the past for trying to buy and influence the favor of medical professionals like doctors. But now that flat-out bribery has gotten harder to pull off, the industry has found more insidious means of keeping their fingers in the pot: Funding medical research at the university level. Why […]

10/27/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Check out the “poison papers” website that has collected thousands of documents on U.S. government collusion with the toxic chemical industry

A treasure trove of documents exposing the dirty deeds of the chemical industry has now been posted online thanks to the efforts of the Center for Media and Democracy and the Bioscience Resource Project. The documents, which date back to the 1920s, illustrate the lengths to which the chemical industry has gone to cover up […]

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