The Trump administration is delaying a ban on this cancer-causing chemical - Earthjustice
Thanks to pressure from polluting corporations and chemical manufacturers, a ban on a highly toxic solvent associated with cancer, fetal heart defects, and Parkinson’s disease is unjustifiably on hold.
earthjustice.org
October 10, 2025
EarthJustice
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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here's What Never Arrived. | ProPublica
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administrationâs cuts.
projects.propublica.org
October 03, 2025
Ruth Talbot and Nicole Santa Cruz
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Kansas Denied $10 Million SNAP Funding by Trump Administration - Newsweek
The state faces losing funding over its refusal to comply with a data sharing order from the USDA.
newsweek.com
September 24, 2025
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Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S.
An NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. currently doesn't have the protection needed to stop the spread of deadly diseases. St. Louis is a window into hurdles communities face nationwide.
nbcnews.com
September 15, 2025
Erika Edwards, Jason Kane, Stephanie Gosk, Mustafa Fattah and Joe Murphy
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Chick-fil-A’s Chicken Provider Fined for Child Labor
Chick-fil-A buys its chicken from Mar-Jac Poultry, a company fined by the Department of Labor for employing 14-year-olds to eviscerate poultry at an Alabama packing plant.
sentientmedia.org
September 01, 2025
John McCracken, Investigate Midwest
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CDC in crisis: who are the top officials resigning or being forced out? | Trump administration | The Guardian
Four senior officials resign in protest at health secretary’s handling of vaccine policy and agency’s direction as CDC director resists attempt to oust her
theguardian.com
August 28, 2025
Marina Dunbar
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6 people killed at dairy in Weld County, Colorado
Six people were found dead after crews responded to a confined space rescue call at a dairy operation in Weld County Wednesday night.
youtube.com
August 21, 2025
9NEWS
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Woman, saying raw milk sickened her toddler and led to loss of unborn baby, sues Florida dairy farm
A woman has sued a Florida dairy farm state officials linked to an outbreak of infections from consuming raw milk, claiming she lost her unborn child while she was caring for her toddler who got sick from the milk.
nbcnews.com
August 20, 2025
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Texas ranchers brace for outbreak of flesh-eating screwworms | REUTERS
Ranchers in central Mexico are discovering screwworm fly maggots burrowed in their cattle for the first time in a generation, sounding the alarm for Texas cattle ranchers who worry the parasitic flies will eat their livestock alive.
youtube.com
August 15, 2025
Reuters
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New estimate shows 10 million to lose health coverage under GOP law
Almost 2 million fewer people will lose their health coverage under Republicans' big domestic policy law than originally projected after a provision cracking down on undocumented immigrants was dropped, congressional scorekeepers said Monday.
axios.com
July 21, 2025
Peter Sullivan
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‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis | US news | The Guardian
Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them
theguardian.com
June 29, 2025
Oliver Milman
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RFK Jr. purges every vaccine adviser on CDC panel; will pick replacements
Kennedy said the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a group of experts who recommend vaccines, has been "plagued with persistent conflicts of interest."
washingtonpost.com
June 09, 2025
Lena H. Sun and Lauren Weber
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Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs sickens dozens across 7 states - Chicago Sun-Times
The recall of 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties — which were distributed to grocery stores between February and May — covers Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington and Wyoming.
chicago.suntimes.com
June 07, 2025
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Swiss food labels must declare animal suffering from July - SWI swissinfo.ch
From July 1, food labels in Switzerland will have to disclose whether products of animal origin involve painful practices. The Swiss federal government has approved a series of ordinances requiring the labelling of meat, eggs and foie gras.
swissinfo.ch
June 04, 2025
SWI swissinfo.ch
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Toothpaste widely contaminated with lead and other metals, US research finds | The Guardian
Most of 51 brands tested, including those for children, contained dangerous heavy metal
theguardian.com
April 17, 2025
Tom Perkins
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Trump Admin Decision to Axe Advisory Groups May Spell Trouble for Food Safety | Truthout
The move comes after hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses more than doubled last year in the US.
truthout.org
March 15, 2025
Shannon Kelleher
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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due to a patchwork of regulation.
propublica.org
November 19, 2024
Annie Waldman
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This is how soldiers cooked bread without an oven during the war
This is how soldiers cooked bread without an oven during the war.
youtube.com
March 15, 2023
hoba Cooking
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Shocking Violations at US Chicken Hatchery | Animal Equality
Animal Equality investigators have exposed serious violations of California’s animal cruelty laws inside a major U.S. meat supplier.
animalequality.org
December 16, 2021
Animal Equity
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You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local - Our World in Data
“Eat local” is a common recommendation to reduce your diet's carbon footprint. How does the impact of what you eat compare to where it comes from?
ourworldindata.org
January 24, 2020
Hannah Ritchie
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