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Mexico to Phase-Out GMO Corn and Glyphosate

December 29, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: December 29, 2020

Mexico has put out a decree stating its plans to phase out glyphosate over the next four years. Glyphosate will not be used in any government-sponsored programs throughout the transition period. Mexico will also revoke existing and future permits for… [read]

Study Shows Antibiotics At an Early Age Linked to Health Conditions Later In Life

December 28, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: December 29, 2020

A new study has linked antibiotics in children under two, to illnesses and conditions later in life. Children under the age of two who received one dose of antibiotics were more likely to develop asthma, eczema, hay fever, food allergies,… [read]

New Study Shows Zero Emissions by 2050 in the U.S is Possible, But We’ve Got a Long Way to Go

December 28, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: December 29, 2020

Many members of the Paris Climate Agreement have made pledges to reach zero emissions by the year 2060 in order to be on track to limit warming to 2.1 degrees C by 2100. Japan, South Korea, and China are all… [read]

Air Pollution Listed As Official Cause Of Death for the First Time

December 18, 2020 by Sage Edwards

In the UK, A nine-year-old girl, Ella Kissi-Debrah, died in 2013 from an asthma attack that resulted in respiratory failure. It was later discovered by Stephen Holgate that the levels of pollution near her home were illegal. PHOTOGRAPH: KEVIN SCHAFER/GETTY… [read]

How Much Plastic Are You Actually Consuming?

December 18, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: December 18, 2020

A 2019 study conducted by WWF International showed that the average person could be ingesting as much plastic as the equivalent of a credit card every week. The study found that one of the main sources of plastic comes from… [read]

One Severe Allergic Reaction to COVID Vaccine Reported

December 17, 2020 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: December 19, 2020

An Alaskan health worker had a serious allergic reaction from the new coronavirus vaccine. She is now stable, public health authorities said on Wednesday. The Alaskan patient did not have a history of allergic reactions, Lindy Jones, the director of… [read]

The Coronavirus Vaccine

December 15, 2020 by Sage Edwards

The first non-trial dose of the coronavirus vaccine was administered earlier this week in the U.K, to a 90-year-old woman. Two of the first health care workers in the U.K have had severe allergic reactions to the vaccine. Pfizer has… [read]