(Natural News) Farmers in Maine are detecting serious problems with the quality of their soil and groundwater. These environmental issues threaten the integrity of their crops and the very existence of their farms.  Toxic “forever chemicals” are concentrating in the water and the soil, polluting the crops and poisoning the food supply. Forever chemicals such […]

(Natural News) A new study from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that forever chemicals are even more toxic than scientists initially believed. The agency said that it was asking the Scientific Advisory Board to review scientific documents about the health impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic […]

(Natural News) Citizens in Washington, D.C., are exposed to toxins in their daily lives, and the government is consistently looking the other way. In late July, the District of Columbia’s Statehood Green Party sent a letter to the Director of Washington D.C. Department of Energy & Environment, Tommy Wells, warning him of unregulated per- and polyfluoroalkyl […]

(Natural News) Groundwater near at least six military sites in the Great Lakes region contains high levels of toxic yet widely used “forever chemicals.” The Environmental Working Group (EWG) reported that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have contaminated water in the Great Lakes. PFAS are a risk to people who eat fish caught within the polluted […]

(Natural News) New monitoring data shows that rainwater in the Great Lakes contains dangerous levels of “forever chemicals,” or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Researchers with the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network, a monitoring program funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and managed by Indiana University, collected samples of ambient air and rainwater from six different sites across the Great Lakes […]

(Natural News) Summer is almost here, which means millions of Americans are busily planting their gardens for the season. With that typically comes lots of fertilizer, many brands of which contain toxic sewer sludge, also known as “biosludge,” disguised as plant “food.” The Sierra Club recently conducted a study on garden fertilizer and found that […]

(Natural News) On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new action items that would put the agency one step closer to regulating “forever chemicals” in drinking water. The toxic chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have contaminated drinking water in the U.S. over the past few decades. More than two […]

(Natural News) People looking to buy their favorite foods at grocery stores could also be getting “worrisome” chemicals on the side, according to food-test results released by the Food and Drug Administration. In the report, the regulators discovered that grocery store meats and seafood, and off-the-shelf chocolate cake contained substantial levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl […]

(Natural News) House lawmakers will soon decide on a piece of legislation that will force military bases to stop using firefighting foam that contains the toxic chemical PFAS. The measure, which is included in the House Armed Services Committee’s first draft of the defense authorization bill, also contains a provision for environmental clean-up funding and […]

(Natural News) Think twice before you reach for a bag of microwave popcorn, even if it does promise to be organic or non-GMO. The bags that microwave popcorn comes in are coated with fluorinated chemicals linked to a laundry list of health problems even at very low concentrations. These chemicals can enter your body via […]