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Three mule deer wandered up to a brand-new bridge near Grass Lake, in the far north of California, and walked across it. The bridge was built just for them, and other animals, and a trail camera caught them taking advantage of it. Remarkably, the bridge was not even finished being built when they used it.…Continue reading The Kind of People Who Build Bridges for Animals
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For years, the only way to fight against the weedkiller Roundup has been in a courtroom. Individuals who asserted that their lives had been forever altered by cancer from the weedkiller sued its maker, Bayer, which purchased the chemical’s original manufacturer, Monsanto, by the tens of thousands. At times, juries agreed with the plaintiffs and…Continue reading Kennedy Is in the Room. But Whose Science Is on the Table?
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$53.5 billion. That is what twenty of the world’s largest grain, fertilizer, meat, and dairy companies paid their shareholders over 2021 and 2022. The United Nations estimates that it would cost about $51.5 billion to feed the 230 million most desperate, hungry people on earth. So a single slice of the food industry handed out…Continue reading $53.5 Billion: A Food System That Feeds Its Investors
The Texarkana Gazette is reporting: “A lawsuit filed earlier this month in a Texarkana federal court seeks damages on behalf of Arkansas and California consumers who bought Roundup weed killer products from Lowe’s stores in those states. A lawsuit filed earlier this month in a Texarkana federal court seeks damages on behalf of Arkansas and…Continue reading Roundup Lawsuits Expanding to Lowes & Walmart
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By Jefferey Jaxen A recent Gallup poll revealed the pharmaceutical industry is the most despised industry in America. Very few people are likely surprised. On a weekly basis one can find national headlines exposing pharmaceutical industry corruption. Readers grow weary of editorials exposing the fraudulent marketing of drugs or medical devices, the manipulation and concealment…Continue reading Does Big Pharma Deserve Our Trust?
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Agence France Presse is reporting: “Switzerland was among the first countries to begin deploying 5G, but health fears over radiation from the antennas that carry the next-generation mobile technology have sparked a nationwide revolt. Demonstrators against the technology are due to fill the streets of Bern later this month, but already a number of cantons…Continue reading Health fears prompt Swiss 5G revolt
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The filing is a centerpiece of an agreement to settle thousands of cases against the company for its role in the opioids crises. But it is expected to be vigorously contested by many states. The New York Time writes: “Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, the drug widely seen as igniting the opioid crisis, filed for…Continue reading OFFICIAL: Purdue Pharma Files For Bankruptcy
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By Jefferey Jaxen It was reported last week that Jennifer Kent, the director of the state Department of Health Care Services which oversees the state’s massive Medi-Cal system, announced her resignation Tuesday. The SF Chronicle reports, “No explanation for her departure was immediately released…and it was unclear whether her exit had been previously planned.” Some…Continue reading When Discrimination is Accepted in America
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UPDATE: 5:15 PM PST: CA Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has announced the signing of SB276 & SB714 UPDATE: 4:24 PM PST: CA Legislature suspends rules to rush SB714 through the Assembly and Senate with no option for public comment UPDATE 1:30 PM PST: CA Legislature Fast-Tracking SB714 for Simultaneous Floor Votes SB714 is the companion…Continue reading Multiple Arrests Made As Californians Occupy State Capital in Protest of Medical Exemption Bill
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