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Storm water runoff heavily contaminated by city pollution, compromising the immune systems of fish, damaging their ability to survive

March 11, 2018 -

Posted by Zoey Sky

(Natural News) In the winter of 2015, members of Jennifer McIntyre’s team drove all the way up to Seattle to take samples of stormwater by the Highway 520 bridge across Lake Washington. McIntyre, a researcher from Washington State University, made sure that they had samples whenever it rained during the eight-week period. McIntyre’s team made 25 […]

in: Environment, Oceans & marine life, Toxic Water, Water Health

U.N. warns: Antibiotic use in farming is spreading via waterways, driving the superbug resistance crisis, putting millions of lives at risk

January 1, 2018 -

Posted by Tracey Watson

(Natural News) When Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic – penicillin – in 1928, the world of medicine was changed forever. His discovery led to the development of medicines that could treat cuts, abrasions and bacterial infections, saving millions, if not billions, of lives. Sadly, however, misuse and overuse of antibiotics have fostered the development […]

in: Antibiotics, Collapse, Current Events, Environment, Food, Health

Agricultural fungicides found to kill the organisms responsible for leaf litter decomposition in streams and rivers

December 20, 2017 -

Posted by Vicki Batts

(Natural News) While it’s no secret that agrochemicals are harmful to the environment, scientists are truly just beginning to ascertain the full scope of Big Ag’s detrimental effects. But as a researcher from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has shown in his doctoral thesis, agrochemicals like fungicides can have disastrous effects on the environment […]

in: Environment, Environment, Food, Oceans & marine life, Pesticides & Herbicides, Toxic chemicals, Toxic Water, Water Health

“Browning” of the world’s waterways may be due to conventional farming practices rather than “extra” rainfall claimed by climate alarmists

December 17, 2017 -

Posted by Tracey Watson

(Natural News) Global warming alarmists have a way of weaving their message into every scientific study or discussion these days. If they are to be believed, virtually every problem faced by humankind today can be blamed on catastrophic man-made global warming in one way or another. The latest study to make this “connection” was conducted […]

in: Climate change, Collapse, Current Events, Environment, Toxic Water, Water Health

Hurricane Harvey damage continues: Coral reefs are now threatened from the runoff

October 21, 2017 -

Posted by Russel Davis

(Natural News) A team of researchers at the Texas A&M University’s Geochemical and Environmental Group (GERG) has found that Hurricane Harvey has generated more than 13 trillion gallons of floodwater in August, which in turn imperiled coral reefs 100 miles offshore of Galveston. According to experts, Hurricane Harvey has produced a record breaking rainfall over southeast Texas and the […]

in: Animals, Conservation, Environment, Oceans & marine life, Water Health, Wildlife