While it may be of  little comfort to Flint, Michigan, families still struggling with their children’s lifelong debilitating heath problems from bathing, playing or even brushing their teeth in water contaminated with lead, three individuals have finally been criminally charged, according to KFOR.com: “… Genesee County prosecutor David Leyton announced the charges against Mike Glasgow, a former laboratory […]

Communities in northern Japan are being ransacked by wild radioactive boar exposed to toxins from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant. In March 2011, an earthquake launched a tsunami off the coast of Japan, which destroyed three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima power plant. Since then, hundreds of tons of radioactive waste have been released […]

The U.S. fracking revolution has created an economic boom in terms of natural gas prices. Nevertheless, the process contaminates a staggering 15 billion gallons worth of wastewaster with cancer causing chemicals each year, thereby calling into question whether the economic benefits of fracking outweigh the risks. Concerns about the adverse effects of fracking are on […]

The ongoing crisis with Flint, Michigan’s water supply continues to unfold, much like the learning disorders and other more catastrophic effects in the children who were subject to the lead in the water. Accusations of guilt and lack of leadership abound at every level of government. As in every investigation, access to emails, agreements, documentation of […]

Humans aren’t the only animal with a thirst for drugs. Frightening new research reveals that Puget Sound salmon tested positive for more than 80 different drugs, including cocaine, antidepressants and a litter of other drugs used by people. When researchers tested the water at and close to the sewage treatment plants in the estuaries of […]