#carcinogen — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #carcinogen, aggregated by home.social.
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#FUCKRoundUp #Glycophate #carcinogen #farmers #food #organicfood
Driving 140 000 #familyfarms out of business
#HR7567 can destroy #organicfarmers in the U.S.
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…inhaling the gas can cause coughing, dizziness, fatigue & nausea. Long-term exposure can damage the #brain & central nervous system & can increase the risk of breast #cancer, #leukemia, #lymphoma & other #cancers of the white blood cells.
The #EPA first classified #EthyleneOxide as a human #carcinogen in 2016. The agency based the determination on studies showing that the gas was 60 times more toxic to children & 30 times more toxic to adults than previously thought.
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…inhaling the gas can cause coughing, dizziness, fatigue & nausea. Long-term exposure can damage the #brain & central nervous system & can increase the risk of breast #cancer, #leukemia, #lymphoma & other #cancers of the white blood cells.
The #EPA first classified #EthyleneOxide as a human #carcinogen in 2016. The agency based the determination on studies showing that the gas was 60 times more toxic to children & 30 times more toxic to adults than previously thought.
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…inhaling the gas can cause coughing, dizziness, fatigue & nausea. Long-term exposure can damage the #brain & central nervous system & can increase the risk of breast #cancer, #leukemia, #lymphoma & other #cancers of the white blood cells.
The #EPA first classified #EthyleneOxide as a human #carcinogen in 2016. The agency based the determination on studies showing that the gas was 60 times more toxic to children & 30 times more toxic to adults than previously thought.
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Chemical in #Roundup that causes brain damage found in common #cereals, new study finds
December 5, 2024 | Vivek Saxena
"Brief exposure to a weed killer found in breakfast cereals, oats, and orange juice has been shown to cause damage to the human body and brain.
"The weed killer, glyphosate (also known as Roundup), 'is the most widely used herbicide in the US,' according to the Center for Environmental Health.
" 'It is the most commonly used pesticide [#herbicide] in parks and is even found in foods that adults and kids love,' the center notes.
"Yet a new study conducted by Arizona State University researcher Ramon Velazquez and his team has found that active exposure to glyphosate 'can result in significant #BrainInflammation, and increase the risk of #neurodegenerative disease and #Alzheimer’s-like effects,' as reported by Arizona State University (#ASU).
" 'Our work contributes to the growing literature highlighting the brain’s vulnerability to glyphosate,' Velazquez said in a statement. 'Given the increasing incidence of #CognitiveDecline in the aging population, particularly in rural communities where exposure to glyphosate is more common due to large-scale #farming, there is an urgent need for more basic research on the effects of this herbicide.'
" 'My hope is that our work drives further investigation into the effects of glyphosate exposure, which may lead to a reexamination of its long-term safety and perhaps spark discussion about other prevalent toxins in our environment that may affect the brain,' additional study author Samantha Bartholomew added.
"The study involved testing both a high dose and low dose of glyphosate exposure on mice, with the lower dose being around the level that’s found in common foods like cereal and orange juice. While the high dosage dose caused issues, so did the lower dose.
" '[The] lower dose still led to harmful effects in the brains of mice, even after exposure ceased for months,' according to ASU. 'While reports show that most Americans are exposed to glyphosate daily, these results show that even a short period could potentially cause neurological damage.'
"A previous study commissioned by #MomsAcrossAmerica in 2017 found that one of the most popular #OrangeJuices in America, #Tropicana, also contains glyphosate.
" 'The discovery of glyphosate residue in orange juice is unacceptable, especially since a branch of the World Health Organization designated glyphosate a probable #carcinogen two years ago, back in the spring of 2015,' Moms Across America founder Zen Honeycutt said in a statement at the time.
" 'The EPA has had ample time to revoke the license of this chemical and restrict its use in our food and beverage crops. As confirmed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, our children (who frequently drink orange juice for breakfast) are especially vulnerable to pesticides and measures should be taken immediately to protect them,' she added.
"What remains to be seen is how the upcoming Trump Environmental Protection Agency will deal with this." [We know how that went!!! More #EPAFails!]
#EPAFail #Bayer #ToxicPesticides
#Monocrops #Monocrap #BigAg
#BigChem #Corruption #Poison #Crapitalism #CapitalismKills #RoundUpKills #USPol #WorldPol #Roundup #Glyphosate #BreakfastCereals #OrangeJuice -
The WHO's International Agency For Research On Cancer (IARC) Classified Processed Red Meat As A Group 1 Carcinogen In 2015, Indicating That Its Consumption Can Cause Cancer In Humans.
"Governments Must Seize The Opportunity Presented By COP 30 To Accelerate The Promotion Of Plant-Based Food."
Source: Vegconomist
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Calls to sober up retirement celebrations
"Among 15.9mil #Thais aged 45–59, 6.7mil (41.9%) were reported to consume #alcohol, w 2.8mil identified as regular #drinkers. "Tis age gp is particularly at risk of LT #health probs due to decades of alcohol use," he warned. Teera also referred to #research in Te #Lancet #PublicHealth tt said no level of alcohol consumption is safe, as alcohol is both #psychotropic & #addictive.. #IARC classifies alcohol as a Group 1 #carcinogen"⚠️
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Calls to sober up retirement celebrations
"Among 15.9mil #Thais aged 45–59, 6.7mil (41.9%) were reported to consume #alcohol, w 2.8mil identified as regular #drinkers. "Tis age gp is particularly at risk of LT #health probs due to decades of alcohol use," he warned. Teera also referred to #research in Te #Lancet #PublicHealth tt said no level of alcohol consumption is safe, as alcohol is both #psychotropic & #addictive.. #IARC classifies alcohol as a Group 1 #carcinogen"⚠️
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3096409/calls-to-sober-up-retirement-celebrations -
Calls to sober up retirement celebrations
"Among 15.9mil #Thais aged 45–59, 6.7mil (41.9%) were reported to consume #alcohol, w 2.8mil identified as regular #drinkers. "Tis age gp is particularly at risk of LT #health probs due to decades of alcohol use," he warned. Teera also referred to #research in Te #Lancet #PublicHealth tt said no level of alcohol consumption is safe, as alcohol is both #psychotropic & #addictive.. #IARC classifies alcohol as a Group 1 #carcinogen"⚠️
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3096409/calls-to-sober-up-retirement-celebrations -
Calls to sober up retirement celebrations
"Among 15.9mil #Thais aged 45–59, 6.7mil (41.9%) were reported to consume #alcohol, w 2.8mil identified as regular #drinkers. "Tis age gp is particularly at risk of LT #health probs due to decades of alcohol use," he warned. Teera also referred to #research in Te #Lancet #PublicHealth tt said no level of alcohol consumption is safe, as alcohol is both #psychotropic & #addictive.. #IARC classifies alcohol as a Group 1 #carcinogen"⚠️
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3096409/calls-to-sober-up-retirement-celebrations -
Calls to sober up retirement celebrations
"Among 15.9mil #Thais aged 45–59, 6.7mil (41.9%) were reported to consume #alcohol, w 2.8mil identified as regular #drinkers. "Tis age gp is particularly at risk of LT #health probs due to decades of alcohol use," he warned. Teera also referred to #research in Te #Lancet #PublicHealth tt said no level of alcohol consumption is safe, as alcohol is both #psychotropic & #addictive.. #IARC classifies alcohol as a Group 1 #carcinogen"⚠️
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3096409/calls-to-sober-up-retirement-celebrations -
Heavy metal traces in bread and pasta worry French doctors.
Originating from rocks used in phosphate fertilisers, cadmium is a carcinogenic heavy metal that accumulates in soil and crops through agricultural use, making food the main source of human exposure.
#Agriculture #Food #Cadmium #Fertiliser #Phosphate #Carcinogen #Health #France
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Ugh - betelnut (aka the main bad actor in paan in India and a huge cause of oral cancers) now becoming prevalent in North America @jama.com IM piece jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #MedSky #Carcinogen #PublicHealth
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#Trump #EPA plans to rescind & reconsider limits on 4 different #ForeverChemicals under a landmark #DrinkingWater standard implemented last year by President #Biden, acc/to documents.
The drinking water rules were adopted as part of Biden’s efforts to limit public exposure to #PFAS, #hazardous #chemicals linked to range of serious illnesses. The original rule covered 6 common PFAS contaminants, including #PFOA, a known human #carcinogen, & #PFOS, a likely carcinogen.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/13/epa-pfas-drinking-water-rule/
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#Trump #EPA plans to rescind & reconsider limits on 4 different #ForeverChemicals under a landmark #DrinkingWater standard implemented last year by President #Biden, acc/to documents.
The drinking water rules were adopted as part of Biden’s efforts to limit public exposure to #PFAS, #hazardous #chemicals linked to range of serious illnesses. The original rule covered 6 common PFAS contaminants, including #PFOA, a known human #carcinogen, & #PFOS, a likely carcinogen.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/13/epa-pfas-drinking-water-rule/
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#Trump #EPA plans to rescind & reconsider limits on 4 different #ForeverChemicals under a landmark #DrinkingWater standard implemented last year by President #Biden, acc/to documents.
The drinking water rules were adopted as part of Biden’s efforts to limit public exposure to #PFAS, #hazardous #chemicals linked to range of serious illnesses. The original rule covered 6 common PFAS contaminants, including #PFOA, a known human #carcinogen, & #PFOS, a likely carcinogen.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/13/epa-pfas-drinking-water-rule/
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#Trump #EPA plans to rescind & reconsider limits on 4 different #ForeverChemicals under a landmark #DrinkingWater standard implemented last year by President #Biden, acc/to documents.
The drinking water rules were adopted as part of Biden’s efforts to limit public exposure to #PFAS, #hazardous #chemicals linked to range of serious illnesses. The original rule covered 6 common PFAS contaminants, including #PFOA, a known human #carcinogen, & #PFOS, a likely carcinogen.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/13/epa-pfas-drinking-water-rule/
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#Trump #EPA plans to rescind & reconsider limits on 4 different #ForeverChemicals under a landmark #DrinkingWater standard implemented last year by President #Biden, acc/to documents.
The drinking water rules were adopted as part of Biden’s efforts to limit public exposure to #PFAS, #hazardous #chemicals linked to range of serious illnesses. The original rule covered 6 common PFAS contaminants, including #PFOA, a known human #carcinogen, & #PFOS, a likely carcinogen.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/13/epa-pfas-drinking-water-rule/
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"She's not even 8 months yet, & has to be subject to breathing all that," said Gerard, referring to the plant's #emissions of #chloroprene, which in 2010 the #EPA classified as a human #carcinogen.
7 wks after #Trump took over in Jan, new EPA leadership withdrew the suit against the plant's Japanese owners, Denka Performance Elastomer LLC, siding w/ the company who disputed the lawsuit's contention that emissions were linked to significant #cancer risk.
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#PSA: if you're on androgel, check your bottle because there's a recall due to contamination with a carcinogen:
#Androgel #Carcinogen
#DrugRecallhttps://www.chpw.org/provider-center/pharmacy/drug-recall-report/
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The #EPA considers chloroprene — which is used to make synthetic rubber — a likely #carcinogen, & the suit sought to compel the plant to curb these #emissions.
#Trump officials’ decision to abandon the case has prompted alarm from #environmental & #PublicHealth advocates. They warn that the plant’s continued operations could harm the health of thousands of residents, including hundreds of young #children who are especially vulnerable to carcinogens.
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The #EPA considers #chloroprene —which is used to make synthetic rubber—a likely #carcinogen, & the suit sought to compel the plant to curb these #emissions.
#Trump ofcls’ decision to abandon the case…has prompted alarm from #environmental & #PublicHealth advocates. They warn that the plant’s continued operations could harm the #health of thousands of residents, including hundreds of young #children who are especially vulnerable to carcinogens. -
What has been extraordinary, #health & #legal experts said, is the extent of the #industry’s effort to block the EPA’s scientific work on a #chemical long acknowledged as a #carcinogen, & how the architect of the effort was back at the agency as a regulator of #chemicals. At the same time, the #Trump admin has moved to sharply reduce the federal scientific work force.
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What has been extraordinary, #health & #legal experts said, is the extent of the #industry’s effort to block the EPA’s scientific work on a #chemical long acknowledged as a #carcinogen, & how the architect of the effort was back at the agency as a regulator of #chemicals. At the same time, the #Trump admin has moved to sharply reduce the federal scientific work force.
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She Lobbied for a #Carcinogen. Now She’s at Trump’s #EPA, Approving New #Chemicals.
Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the #Environmental Protection Agency, once led an aggressive effort by #industry to block #regulations on #formaldehyde.
#PublicHealth #health #cancer #law #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/climate/epa-lynn-dekleva-formaldehyde.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=FA86FA31-E678-482A-A936-9B32A2E31336 -
She Lobbied for a #Carcinogen. Now She’s at Trump’s #EPA, Approving New #Chemicals.
Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the #Environmental Protection Agency, once led an aggressive effort by #industry to block #regulations on #formaldehyde.
#PublicHealth #health #cancer #law #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/climate/epa-lynn-dekleva-formaldehyde.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=FA86FA31-E678-482A-A936-9B32A2E31336 -
Russian scientists warn of dangerous levels of carcinogen along the Black Sea coast
Russian scientists have detected dangerously high levels of a carcinogen in soil samples taken from beaches contaminated by the Black Sea oil spill, with one expert comparing the pollution to the US military’s use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
#Russia #Krasnodar #BlackSea #Carcinogen #Oil #Oilspill #Pollution #Benzopyrene #Environment #Science
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#YouTube fucking censored my song on #HumansIncarnate about #EthyleneOxide, an outright #Carcinogen that was said to be in the #COVIDvaccines, not because of a line ABOUT actual ethylene oxide, but by misinterpreting the line "It wouldn't surprise me if the vaccine contained mercury." I DID NOT STATE THAT AS A FACT. I SAID IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF THAT WAS TRUE.
Website will HOPEFULLY reappear at some point: https://el-has.webflow.io/music-releases/humans-incarnate #HumansIncarnate #DeathToTheRNG #Music #ElHas
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#YouTube fucking censored my song on #HumansIncarnate about #EthyleneOxide, an outright #Carcinogen that was said to be in the #COVIDvaccines, not because of a line ABOUT actual ethylene oxide, but by misinterpreting the line "It wouldn't surprise me if the vaccine contained mercury." I DID NOT STATE THAT AS A FACT. I SAID IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF THAT WAS TRUE.
Website will HOPEFULLY reappear at some point: https://el-has.webflow.io/music-releases/humans-incarnate #HumansIncarnate #DeathToTheRNG #Music #ElHas
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#YouTube fucking censored my song on #HumansIncarnate about #EthyleneOxide, an outright #Carcinogen that was said to be in the #COVIDvaccines, not because of a line ABOUT actual ethylene oxide, but by misinterpreting the line "It wouldn't surprise me if the vaccine contained mercury." I DID NOT STATE THAT AS A FACT. I SAID IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF THAT WAS TRUE.
Website will HOPEFULLY reappear at some point: https://el-has.webflow.io/music-releases/humans-incarnate #HumansIncarnate #DeathToTheRNG #Music #ElHas
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#PubChem says #SiliconDioxide is a cause of silicosis (lung fibrosis), and increased risk of lung cancer. Accurate diagnosis relies on the absence of miliary tuberculosis and fungal infections, and you need proof of history of sufficient exposure. Apparently it also causes kidney disease.
Scroll down past the hazmap section to find "Silica, amorphous (7631-86-9) is [conveniently] not classifiable as to carcinogenicity to humans." #Carcinogen https://web.archive.org/web/20241130103831/https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Silicon-Dioxide#section=Safety-and-Hazards
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*We have a similar longtime movement in #BritishColumbia for same government approved aerial herbicide toxic spraying issue #StopTheSprayBC *
#FirstNations and #environmentalists have denounced the practice of aerial #herbicide spraying on #forestlands for decades. This year, #Indigenous groups in Northern #Ontario have announced a ban on blanket herbicide use, while in #NovaScotia, residents have resorted to peaceful #DirectAction to enforce their own ban.
The #ForestIndustry routinely dumps tons of chemicals like #glyphosate, the main ingredient in #Roundup weedkiller, on logged areas to kill off naturally-regenerated trees and shrubs in favour of commercial #TreeFarms. The problem is, these herbicides are #lethal to frogs, lizards, and salamanders. They wipe out #MedicinalPlants and berry bushes that Indigenous people and #wildlife rely on. Glyphosate, a suspected #carcinogen, #contaminates #rivers and #groundwater far and wide through indiscriminate spraying.
https://watershedsentinel.ca/articles/spray-down/
#CDNpoli #StopTheSpray #Ecocide #CorporateGreed #GreedKills #BanCorporateLobbyists #ForestryReformNow
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"Where children played, the ground bubbled...
For years, soil and air testing have consistently revealed evidence of substantial #environmental #toxins on the property. Levels of the #carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene peaked in 2020 at a concentration up to 218 times higher than what is considered safe for direct exposure in residential settings."
For Decades, Officials Knew a School Sat on a Former Dump — and Did Little to Clean Up the Toxins
https://theintercept.com/2024/06/04/gainesville-florida-alachua-school-toxic-contaminated/
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On Carbon Fiber Types and Their Carcinogenic Risks https://hackaday.com/2024/08/07/on-carbon-fiber-types-and-their-carcinogenic-risks/ #HackadayColumns #carbonfiber #carcinogen #toxicity #Science
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On Carbon Fiber Types and Their Carcinogenic Risks - Initially only seeing brief popular use as the filament in incandescent lighting, ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/07/on-carbon-fiber-types-and-their-carcinogenic-risks/ #hackadaycolumns #carbonfiber #carcinogen #toxicity #science
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#LandBack at #Barnhart:
Contextualizing the Re-occupation of #BarnhartIsland in Shared Legacies of StruggleFrom #TurtleIsland to #Palestine, the struggle at #Akwesasne is rooted in the shared struggle of all #OppressedPeoples of the world who are opposing the illogic of #SettlerCapitalism and the endless violation of the #lands and #waters that our current economic system necessitates.
By Jennifer Lee
June 25, 2024"On May 21, 2024, a group of eight Kanien’kehá:ka (#Mohawk) community members from Akwesasne were arrested at Niionenhiasekowa:ne (Barnhart Island). Certain individuals among the '#Akwesasne8' had originally gone to Barnhart to exercise their right to build a hunting and gathering shelter on their own territory, in part to protest an ongoing land claim settlement that threatens to hand over Kanien’kehá:ka title to this island, among other traditionally held territories, to New York State. The settlement is being negotiated between New York entities and three Akwesasne government councils.
"Presently, the settlement negotiations would require the extinguishment of Mohawk title to Barnhart Island, which would be effectuated through an act of Congress. By asserting their right to the land, the #Akwesasne8 have sent a clear message to both negotiating parties. Barnhart Island, like all other territories illegally stolen and swindled from their community, is not for sale—particularly not by collaborationist band and tribal council entities that purport to represent the full community but that were in fact historically imposed upon it at gunpoint.
"The fact that a group of eight community members was surrounded within just a few hours by approximately 35 police agents (including both border patrol agents and state troopers) is a clear indication of the strategic significance of this island to the interests of settler-capital. As Taiewennahawi (Marina Johnson-Zafiris), one of the eight arrestees, explains in her article 'Akwesasne and the History of #Hydropower,' the Moses-Saunders #hydrodam, located at the east end of Barnhart Island, is one of the many dams along the St. Lawrence Seaway that has supplied 'cheap' electricity to an unending procession of heavily #polluting factories since the 1950s.
"For decades, dirty plants like #Alcoa, #GeneralMotors, and #ReynoldsMetals harnessed the immense power of the #Kaniatarowanenneh (#SaintLawrenceRiver) at the Moses-Saunders dam to manufacture aluminum, a cheap, abundant, and malleable building material that requires vast amounts of power to extract and process. Not only was hydropower-fueled aluminum production critical to New York’s economic development, it was central to the national pride and independence of so-called #Québec. Eager to assert its autonomy from Anglophone capital in the 1960s, the province began damming rivers on #Indigenous land in a frenzy of hydropower nationalism.
"Upstream on the St. Lawrence, the aluminum plants at Akwesasne used a #toxic #sludge containing polychlorinated biphenyls (#PCBs) as a hydraulic fluid during the production process. These PCBs were manufactured by the infamously litigious #corporation #Monsanto, which continues to evade public #accountability for discharging this known #carcinogen into the St. Lawrence River and onto Kanien’kehá:ka soil. The #carcinogenic soup was left exposed on the very grounds where the children of Akwesasne played and where families grew their vegetables. Today, Akwesasne sits downstream and downwind of three heavily #polluted #superfund sites, and residents of Akwesasne report that almost everyone they know has a friend or family member suffering from a rare #cancer, #MetabolicSyndrome, or #autoimmune disorder. Rare, life-threatening illnesses exist at Akwesasne at rates that the public would never consider normal or acceptable in any non-Indigenous community.
"Dana-Leigh Thompson, one of the Akwesasne 8, lived about 3,000 feet from the PCB #dumpsite of the #GeneralMotors (#GM) factory for a decade. She calls what is happening to the community nothing short of an '#environmental #genocide.'"
Read more:
https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/online/land-back-at-barnhart/#easy-footnote-15-16285
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#LandBack at #Barnhart:
Contextualizing the Re-occupation of #BarnhartIsland in Shared Legacies of StruggleFrom #TurtleIsland to #Palestine, the struggle at #Akwesasne is rooted in the shared struggle of all #OppressedPeoples of the world who are opposing the illogic of #SettlerCapitalism and the endless violation of the #lands and #waters that our current economic system necessitates.
By Jennifer Lee
June 25, 2024"On May 21, 2024, a group of eight Kanien’kehá:ka (#Mohawk) community members from Akwesasne were arrested at Niionenhiasekowa:ne (Barnhart Island). Certain individuals among the '#Akwesasne8' had originally gone to Barnhart to exercise their right to build a hunting and gathering shelter on their own territory, in part to protest an ongoing land claim settlement that threatens to hand over Kanien’kehá:ka title to this island, among other traditionally held territories, to New York State. The settlement is being negotiated between New York entities and three Akwesasne government councils.
"Presently, the settlement negotiations would require the extinguishment of Mohawk title to Barnhart Island, which would be effectuated through an act of Congress. By asserting their right to the land, the #Akwesasne8 have sent a clear message to both negotiating parties. Barnhart Island, like all other territories illegally stolen and swindled from their community, is not for sale—particularly not by collaborationist band and tribal council entities that purport to represent the full community but that were in fact historically imposed upon it at gunpoint.
"The fact that a group of eight community members was surrounded within just a few hours by approximately 35 police agents (including both border patrol agents and state troopers) is a clear indication of the strategic significance of this island to the interests of settler-capital. As Taiewennahawi (Marina Johnson-Zafiris), one of the eight arrestees, explains in her article 'Akwesasne and the History of #Hydropower,' the Moses-Saunders #hydrodam, located at the east end of Barnhart Island, is one of the many dams along the St. Lawrence Seaway that has supplied 'cheap' electricity to an unending procession of heavily #polluting factories since the 1950s.
"For decades, dirty plants like #Alcoa, #GeneralMotors, and #ReynoldsMetals harnessed the immense power of the #Kaniatarowanenneh (#SaintLawrenceRiver) at the Moses-Saunders dam to manufacture aluminum, a cheap, abundant, and malleable building material that requires vast amounts of power to extract and process. Not only was hydropower-fueled aluminum production critical to New York’s economic development, it was central to the national pride and independence of so-called #Québec. Eager to assert its autonomy from Anglophone capital in the 1960s, the province began damming rivers on #Indigenous land in a frenzy of hydropower nationalism.
"Upstream on the St. Lawrence, the aluminum plants at Akwesasne used a #toxic #sludge containing polychlorinated biphenyls (#PCBs) as a hydraulic fluid during the production process. These PCBs were manufactured by the infamously litigious #corporation #Monsanto, which continues to evade public #accountability for discharging this known #carcinogen into the St. Lawrence River and onto Kanien’kehá:ka soil. The #carcinogenic soup was left exposed on the very grounds where the children of Akwesasne played and where families grew their vegetables. Today, Akwesasne sits downstream and downwind of three heavily #polluted #superfund sites, and residents of Akwesasne report that almost everyone they know has a friend or family member suffering from a rare #cancer, #MetabolicSyndrome, or #autoimmune disorder. Rare, life-threatening illnesses exist at Akwesasne at rates that the public would never consider normal or acceptable in any non-Indigenous community.
"Dana-Leigh Thompson, one of the Akwesasne 8, lived about 3,000 feet from the PCB #dumpsite of the #GeneralMotors (#GM) factory for a decade. She calls what is happening to the community nothing short of an '#environmental #genocide.'"
Read more:
https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/online/land-back-at-barnhart/#easy-footnote-15-16285
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#LandBack at #Barnhart:
Contextualizing the Re-occupation of #BarnhartIsland in Shared Legacies of StruggleFrom #TurtleIsland to #Palestine, the struggle at #Akwesasne is rooted in the shared struggle of all #OppressedPeoples of the world who are opposing the illogic of #SettlerCapitalism and the endless violation of the #lands and #waters that our current economic system necessitates.
By Jennifer Lee
June 25, 2024"On May 21, 2024, a group of eight Kanien’kehá:ka (#Mohawk) community members from Akwesasne were arrested at Niionenhiasekowa:ne (Barnhart Island). Certain individuals among the '#Akwesasne8' had originally gone to Barnhart to exercise their right to build a hunting and gathering shelter on their own territory, in part to protest an ongoing land claim settlement that threatens to hand over Kanien’kehá:ka title to this island, among other traditionally held territories, to New York State. The settlement is being negotiated between New York entities and three Akwesasne government councils.
"Presently, the settlement negotiations would require the extinguishment of Mohawk title to Barnhart Island, which would be effectuated through an act of Congress. By asserting their right to the land, the #Akwesasne8 have sent a clear message to both negotiating parties. Barnhart Island, like all other territories illegally stolen and swindled from their community, is not for sale—particularly not by collaborationist band and tribal council entities that purport to represent the full community but that were in fact historically imposed upon it at gunpoint.
"The fact that a group of eight community members was surrounded within just a few hours by approximately 35 police agents (including both border patrol agents and state troopers) is a clear indication of the strategic significance of this island to the interests of settler-capital. As Taiewennahawi (Marina Johnson-Zafiris), one of the eight arrestees, explains in her article 'Akwesasne and the History of #Hydropower,' the Moses-Saunders #hydrodam, located at the east end of Barnhart Island, is one of the many dams along the St. Lawrence Seaway that has supplied 'cheap' electricity to an unending procession of heavily #polluting factories since the 1950s.
"For decades, dirty plants like #Alcoa, #GeneralMotors, and #ReynoldsMetals harnessed the immense power of the #Kaniatarowanenneh (#SaintLawrenceRiver) at the Moses-Saunders dam to manufacture aluminum, a cheap, abundant, and malleable building material that requires vast amounts of power to extract and process. Not only was hydropower-fueled aluminum production critical to New York’s economic development, it was central to the national pride and independence of so-called #Québec. Eager to assert its autonomy from Anglophone capital in the 1960s, the province began damming rivers on #Indigenous land in a frenzy of hydropower nationalism.
"Upstream on the St. Lawrence, the aluminum plants at Akwesasne used a #toxic #sludge containing polychlorinated biphenyls (#PCBs) as a hydraulic fluid during the production process. These PCBs were manufactured by the infamously litigious #corporation #Monsanto, which continues to evade public #accountability for discharging this known #carcinogen into the St. Lawrence River and onto Kanien’kehá:ka soil. The #carcinogenic soup was left exposed on the very grounds where the children of Akwesasne played and where families grew their vegetables. Today, Akwesasne sits downstream and downwind of three heavily #polluted #superfund sites, and residents of Akwesasne report that almost everyone they know has a friend or family member suffering from a rare #cancer, #MetabolicSyndrome, or #autoimmune disorder. Rare, life-threatening illnesses exist at Akwesasne at rates that the public would never consider normal or acceptable in any non-Indigenous community.
"Dana-Leigh Thompson, one of the Akwesasne 8, lived about 3,000 feet from the PCB #dumpsite of the #GeneralMotors (#GM) factory for a decade. She calls what is happening to the community nothing short of an '#environmental #genocide.'"
Read more:
https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/online/land-back-at-barnhart/#easy-footnote-15-16285
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#LandBack at #Barnhart:
Contextualizing the Re-occupation of #BarnhartIsland in Shared Legacies of StruggleFrom #TurtleIsland to #Palestine, the struggle at #Akwesasne is rooted in the shared struggle of all #OppressedPeoples of the world who are opposing the illogic of #SettlerCapitalism and the endless violation of the #lands and #waters that our current economic system necessitates.
By Jennifer Lee
June 25, 2024"On May 21, 2024, a group of eight Kanien’kehá:ka (#Mohawk) community members from Akwesasne were arrested at Niionenhiasekowa:ne (Barnhart Island). Certain individuals among the '#Akwesasne8' had originally gone to Barnhart to exercise their right to build a hunting and gathering shelter on their own territory, in part to protest an ongoing land claim settlement that threatens to hand over Kanien’kehá:ka title to this island, among other traditionally held territories, to New York State. The settlement is being negotiated between New York entities and three Akwesasne government councils.
"Presently, the settlement negotiations would require the extinguishment of Mohawk title to Barnhart Island, which would be effectuated through an act of Congress. By asserting their right to the land, the #Akwesasne8 have sent a clear message to both negotiating parties. Barnhart Island, like all other territories illegally stolen and swindled from their community, is not for sale—particularly not by collaborationist band and tribal council entities that purport to represent the full community but that were in fact historically imposed upon it at gunpoint.
"The fact that a group of eight community members was surrounded within just a few hours by approximately 35 police agents (including both border patrol agents and state troopers) is a clear indication of the strategic significance of this island to the interests of settler-capital. As Taiewennahawi (Marina Johnson-Zafiris), one of the eight arrestees, explains in her article 'Akwesasne and the History of #Hydropower,' the Moses-Saunders #hydrodam, located at the east end of Barnhart Island, is one of the many dams along the St. Lawrence Seaway that has supplied 'cheap' electricity to an unending procession of heavily #polluting factories since the 1950s.
"For decades, dirty plants like #Alcoa, #GeneralMotors, and #ReynoldsMetals harnessed the immense power of the #Kaniatarowanenneh (#SaintLawrenceRiver) at the Moses-Saunders dam to manufacture aluminum, a cheap, abundant, and malleable building material that requires vast amounts of power to extract and process. Not only was hydropower-fueled aluminum production critical to New York’s economic development, it was central to the national pride and independence of so-called #Québec. Eager to assert its autonomy from Anglophone capital in the 1960s, the province began damming rivers on #Indigenous land in a frenzy of hydropower nationalism.
"Upstream on the St. Lawrence, the aluminum plants at Akwesasne used a #toxic #sludge containing polychlorinated biphenyls (#PCBs) as a hydraulic fluid during the production process. These PCBs were manufactured by the infamously litigious #corporation #Monsanto, which continues to evade public #accountability for discharging this known #carcinogen into the St. Lawrence River and onto Kanien’kehá:ka soil. The #carcinogenic soup was left exposed on the very grounds where the children of Akwesasne played and where families grew their vegetables. Today, Akwesasne sits downstream and downwind of three heavily #polluted #superfund sites, and residents of Akwesasne report that almost everyone they know has a friend or family member suffering from a rare #cancer, #MetabolicSyndrome, or #autoimmune disorder. Rare, life-threatening illnesses exist at Akwesasne at rates that the public would never consider normal or acceptable in any non-Indigenous community.
"Dana-Leigh Thompson, one of the Akwesasne 8, lived about 3,000 feet from the PCB #dumpsite of the #GeneralMotors (#GM) factory for a decade. She calls what is happening to the community nothing short of an '#environmental #genocide.'"
Read more:
https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/online/land-back-at-barnhart/#easy-footnote-15-16285
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#LandBack at #Barnhart:
Contextualizing the Re-occupation of #BarnhartIsland in Shared Legacies of StruggleFrom #TurtleIsland to #Palestine, the struggle at #Akwesasne is rooted in the shared struggle of all #OppressedPeoples of the world who are opposing the illogic of #SettlerCapitalism and the endless violation of the #lands and #waters that our current economic system necessitates.
By Jennifer Lee
June 25, 2024"On May 21, 2024, a group of eight Kanien’kehá:ka (#Mohawk) community members from Akwesasne were arrested at Niionenhiasekowa:ne (Barnhart Island). Certain individuals among the '#Akwesasne8' had originally gone to Barnhart to exercise their right to build a hunting and gathering shelter on their own territory, in part to protest an ongoing land claim settlement that threatens to hand over Kanien’kehá:ka title to this island, among other traditionally held territories, to New York State. The settlement is being negotiated between New York entities and three Akwesasne government councils.
"Presently, the settlement negotiations would require the extinguishment of Mohawk title to Barnhart Island, which would be effectuated through an act of Congress. By asserting their right to the land, the #Akwesasne8 have sent a clear message to both negotiating parties. Barnhart Island, like all other territories illegally stolen and swindled from their community, is not for sale—particularly not by collaborationist band and tribal council entities that purport to represent the full community but that were in fact historically imposed upon it at gunpoint.
"The fact that a group of eight community members was surrounded within just a few hours by approximately 35 police agents (including both border patrol agents and state troopers) is a clear indication of the strategic significance of this island to the interests of settler-capital. As Taiewennahawi (Marina Johnson-Zafiris), one of the eight arrestees, explains in her article 'Akwesasne and the History of #Hydropower,' the Moses-Saunders #hydrodam, located at the east end of Barnhart Island, is one of the many dams along the St. Lawrence Seaway that has supplied 'cheap' electricity to an unending procession of heavily #polluting factories since the 1950s.
"For decades, dirty plants like #Alcoa, #GeneralMotors, and #ReynoldsMetals harnessed the immense power of the #Kaniatarowanenneh (#SaintLawrenceRiver) at the Moses-Saunders dam to manufacture aluminum, a cheap, abundant, and malleable building material that requires vast amounts of power to extract and process. Not only was hydropower-fueled aluminum production critical to New York’s economic development, it was central to the national pride and independence of so-called #Québec. Eager to assert its autonomy from Anglophone capital in the 1960s, the province began damming rivers on #Indigenous land in a frenzy of hydropower nationalism.
"Upstream on the St. Lawrence, the aluminum plants at Akwesasne used a #toxic #sludge containing polychlorinated biphenyls (#PCBs) as a hydraulic fluid during the production process. These PCBs were manufactured by the infamously litigious #corporation #Monsanto, which continues to evade public #accountability for discharging this known #carcinogen into the St. Lawrence River and onto Kanien’kehá:ka soil. The #carcinogenic soup was left exposed on the very grounds where the children of Akwesasne played and where families grew their vegetables. Today, Akwesasne sits downstream and downwind of three heavily #polluted #superfund sites, and residents of Akwesasne report that almost everyone they know has a friend or family member suffering from a rare #cancer, #MetabolicSyndrome, or #autoimmune disorder. Rare, life-threatening illnesses exist at Akwesasne at rates that the public would never consider normal or acceptable in any non-Indigenous community.
"Dana-Leigh Thompson, one of the Akwesasne 8, lived about 3,000 feet from the PCB #dumpsite of the #GeneralMotors (#GM) factory for a decade. She calls what is happening to the community nothing short of an '#environmental #genocide.'"
Read more:
https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/online/land-back-at-barnhart/#easy-footnote-15-16285
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#America's Notorious '#CancerAlley' Is Even More #Toxic Than We Thought
A new study finds levels of the #carcinogen ethylene oxide that are nine times higher than those estimated by the #EPA’s models.
By Naveena Sadasivam, Grist
June 11, 2024"Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the #MississippiRiver that connects #NewOrleans and #BatonRouge, #Louisiana, has been known as “Cancer Alley.” The name stems from the fact that the area’s residents have a 95% greater chance of developing cancer than the average American. A big reason for this is the concentration of industrial facilities along the corridor — particularly #petrochemical manufacturing plants, many of which emit ethylene oxide, an extremely potent toxin that is considered a carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency and has been linked to breast and lung cancers."
#Pollution #EPAFail #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy #Corporatocracy #BigOil #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew
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The EPA rule does not extend to its use in pharmaceuticals and food, overseen by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
"Methylene chloride is commonly used to decaffeinate coffee. When applied directly to the beans, the solvent binds to the caffeine and removes it. Earlier this year, the Environmental Defense Fund petitioned the FDA to remove the chemical from the process of producing decaffeinated coffee."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/30/epa-methylene-chloride-ban
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Rural Ontario man finds high levels of radioactive gas in new home — wants others to check
https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-2166-0471-f208-94d275665160
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Chrysotile asbestos finally banned in the US after decades of EPA efforts - Enlarge / An asbestos warning sign is seen at Victoria Park in Camperd... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2011064 #carcinogen #asbestos #science #health #cancer #biden #trump #ban #epa
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New #ECHA investigation finds substances causing cancer, genetic mutations or harming reproduction are present in childcare products, such as car seats, bibs and baby changing mats. https://echa.europa.eu/-/echa-s-investigation-finds-toxic-chemicals-present-in-childcare-products#msdynttrid=zZtSOrJ1ZZv8Htg1O3Vk-YaaLzQP5lT_fzqLUbsd95A
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RFK was also correct about the problems with #GMOs. Namely #GMSoy and others crops that are sprayed with the "probable #carcinogen" and herbicide known as #glyphosate.
#gutFlora #rfk #foodAdditives #soy #canola #soyFlour #soyFiller #mayContainSoy
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New book about #Roundup lawsuits gives behind-the-scenes look
Dr Chadi Nabhan is the author of the new book, “Toxic Exposure: The True Story Behind the #Monsanto Trials and the Search for Justice,” published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
#Bayer #glyphosate #herbicide #carcinogen #gmo #gmCrops #biotech #bigPharma #bigAg #chemicalAg #toxic #food
https://www.legalexaminer.com/environment/roundup-lawsuits/new-book-about-roundup-lawsuits-gives-behind-the-scenes-look/ -
Aspartame and cancer: Why you really shouldn’t worry about this - Enlarge / Bottles of Diet Coke, which contains aspartame.
Th... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1954575 #artificialsweetener #livercancer #carcinogen #aspartame #sweetener #science #group2b #obesity #health #cancer #sugar #iarc #who