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Synthetic Pesticides and the Brain

Synthetic Pesticides and the Brain

Despite recommendation from its own scientists, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen to approve chlorpyrifos, a synthetic chemical used in pesticides across the United States that is linked to brain damage in children and sold under the name Losban by Dow Chemical. In November, the EPA released a ...

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Health Consequences of the Conventional Food System

Health Consequences of the Conventional Food System

Our world has jumped in population by billions since hitting the one billion mark in the early 1800s. Though necessary for population growth, we have begun to see the dire health and environmental consequences of our conventional food system that has prioritized productivity over responsibility. What does this mean to ...

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