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02/07/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Incriminating documents reveal Monsanto knew they were poisoning the environment with their PCBs

Documents that have come to light recently show that Monsanto continued to make and sell polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for eight years after they knew that they were hazardous to the environment and human health. The firm was already exposed for this practice when internal documents were digitized and posted as part of the Poison Papers […]

01/26/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Millions of documents about chemical toxicity have been compiled into database, ToxicDocs, now available online

There is no doubt that toxic products are everywhere you look these days. For every headline about a product recall, there are countless other items that are either ignored or given a free pass, slowly poisoning us and our planet. Public health historians David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz have been documenting the history of toxic […]

08/31/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Monsanto knowingly sold dangerous, illegal chemicals for YEARS, uncovered documents reveal

Monsanto’s reputation has been taking a lot of hits lately, and the news just keeps getting worse for the agrochemical company. As unsealed court documents continue to show how they acted to cover up the dangers of their toxic Roundup herbicide, other documents have come to light showing that deceit has been the name of […]

07/14/2017 / By Russel Davis

Due to global human pollution, the arctic has become a toxic reservoir of heavy metals, PCBs and other deadly chemicals

Human-induced pollution has greatly affected the Greenland ice sheet and the whole Arctic region over the last few decades. Back in the late 1950s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Camp Century, an army base located just below the surface of the ice sheet. The cavernous army base, big enough to accommodate up to 200 people, […]

12/26/2016 / By Daniel Barker

Washington state suing Monsanto over toxic pollution from PCBs

The state of Washington has joined the list of those who have filed lawsuits against Monsanto over lingering environmental pollution caused by PCBs – a group of now-banned and highly toxic chemicals that the company manufactured between 1935 and 1977. Several West Coast cities, including San Diego, Portland and at least half a dozen others, […]

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