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Trump Tells EPA to Dismantle Clean Water Rules

March 18, 2018 by Michael Edwards

President Trump issued an order on Tuesday directing his administration to begin the long process of rolling back sweeping clean water rules that were enacted by Obama.The order directs the EPA to set begin dismantling the Waters of the… [read]

Large Scale Nuclear Fusion In 10 Years? The Ultimate Game-Changer

March 13, 2018 by Michael Edwards

The holy grail of clean energy is fusion power. Researchers at MIT have just received $50 million in funding to help make it happen. MIT has joined forces with a startup called Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and together they paln to… [read]

Household Cleaners May Damage Lungs Like Pack-a-Day Smoking Habit, According to New Study

February 28, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Scientists at Norway’s University of Bergen found that using toxic cleaning products has as much of an impact on health as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. The study tracked 6,000 people, with an average age of 34 at… [read]

Scientists Predict Mercury in the Arctic Permafrost Will Be Released by Climate Change

February 12, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: February 12, 2018

Much has been made of the diseases that will be released once the world’s ice has melted, but scientists have now raised a new concern: mercury. Published in Geophysical Research Letters, scientists found that mercury levels in permafrost soil are… [read]

Lions Ate Big Cat Poacher, They Left Just His Head

February 12, 2018 by Michael Edwards

A poacher hunting lions has been killed and eaten by the very pride of lions he was hunting. At a private game reserve in South Africa the hunter was heard screaming for help as he was attacked at the Ingwelala… [read]

Trader Joe’s Will Remove BPA and BPS From Register Receipts

January 30, 2018 by Kristina Martin

Trader Joe’s announced last week that it will change the receipt paper used to one without bisphenol A (BPA) and Bisphenol S (BPS), two well known endocrine disruptors. Both of these chemicals can be absorbed through the skin, and this… [read]

GM Rice From China – They Don’t Want It, So We’re Getting It?

January 25, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Genetically modified rice developed in China has passed safety inspections by the U.S. FDA, the first step for the rice to be exported to the U.S. The good news is that neither China nor the U.S. has approved the genetically… [read]