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870,000 gallons of raw sewage spill into Florida river

870,000 gallons of raw sewage spill into Florida river

Posted by | Aug 6, 2018 | , ,

(Note from Erin: I’m not sure how much more I can take; I’m exhausted and angry watching the disasters that keep befalling our amazing state and ecosystem here in Florida. Thankfully, the mess has been cleaned up. But, how many other abandoned or ignored pipes exist? When is this going to happen again?) Last Monday, a pipe that wasn’t properly abandoned (workers left behind a 15-foot section in a place that should have been abandoned), after it was replaced almost four decades ago, leaked an estimated 870,000 gallons of sewage into the Indian River Lagoon. “Titusville Water Resources field crews were...

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Neil Young and Daryl Hannah at Monsanto roundup trial

Neil Young and Daryl Hannah at Monsanto roundup trial

Posted by | Aug 6, 2018 | , , ,

(Editor’s Note: Please see the update below from the Monsanto Roundup trial, courtesy of Organic Consumers Association.) Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company is the first Roundup cancer lawsuit to proceed to trial. Plaintiff Dewayne “Lee” Johnson, a 46-year-old former school groundskeeper, alleges exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer and its active ingredient, glyphosate, caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Johnson is one of thousands of plaintiffs to file suit against Monsanto in state court over the alleged link between Roundup and NHL. More than 450 other lawsuits filed in federal court are currently pending in U.S. District Court for the Northern District...

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Parents lose custody of disabled adult son for questioning psych drugs

Parents lose custody of disabled adult son for questioning psych drugs

Posted by | Aug 6, 2018 | , ,

(Editor’s Note: Thank you to our friends at Health Impact News for bringing this story to our attention.) Commentary by Terri LaPoint, Health Impact News Medical kidnapping can happen to adults as well as children. Health Impact News has reported a number of adult kidnapping stories over the years. Some involve senior citizens. Others, like this one reported by ABC News in Raleigh, North Carolina, involve the seizure of adult children with mental illness or disability from their parents who have loved, raised, and cared for their children their entire lives. RELATED STORY: Parents Escape Hospital and Medical Kidnap Threat in Arizona Doctors (mostly psychiatrists)...

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France bans smartphones in schools

France bans smartphones in schools

Posted by | Aug 3, 2018 | , ,

Since 2010, France has had a law on the books that prevented smartphone use during class hours but under new legislation, French students will be prohibited from using smartphones and tablets while at school. “The law, which was originally noted in President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign, was elevated to a matter of public health amidst concerns French youth has become super-connected.”1 This new law will completely forbid phone use between classes and even during meal times (schools will be allowed to make ‘pedagogical’ exceptions). RELATED STORY: Radiation emitted from smart meters 100 times greater than cell phones – and exposure is constant,...

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Report shows legal weed in Nevada made drivers SAFER as crashes dropped significantly

Report shows legal weed in Nevada made drivers SAFER as crashes dropped significantly

Posted by | Aug 3, 2018 | ,

According to a recent report from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, deaths from traffic accidents in Nevada have dropped by over 10 percent in the first year that marijuana was legalized in the state for recreational use. Prior to legalization in Nevada, between July 2016 and May 2017, 310 people died in traffic accidents, but in the year since legalization took effect, between July 2017 and May 2018, that number was reduced to just 277. Similar numbers have been seen in other states that have implemented legalization. A study published by the American Public Health Association found that states with...

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