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Empowering Farmers in the Face of Deceptive Practices Introduction: Hardworking American farmers are dedicated to providing essential crops nationwide and globally. Therefore, recent revelations about commonly used neonicotinoid (neonic) seed treatments—particularly for corn and soybean—have cast shadows of concern. For decades, pesticide companies have been charging farmers a premium price for these seed treatments while misleading farmers about the benefits of these neonic coated seeds. It’s time to question why pesticide corporations push neonic seed treatments that don’t deliver and to understand the far-reaching consequences of this costly deception. The Profit Motive: Caught in the crossfire of a multi-billion dollar industry, farmers’ hard-earned money has unwittingly contributed to the success of neonicotinoids. Corporations that massively profit off of America’s farmers include Bayer, Syngenta, Corteva, and […]

Introduction: Startling revelations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have illuminated a concerning environmental issue in Puerto Rico. For decades, communities near four commercial sterilization facilities have been exposed to ethylene oxide (EtO), a cancer-causing gas. This chemical, used for medical equipment sterilization and the production of other chemicals, has prompted health concerns among local residents. Understanding EtO: EtO is a chemical compound with both industrial and medical applications. It’s widely utilized in sterilizing medical equipment and producing products such as plastics, antifreeze, and adhesives. However, the adverse health effects it poses are a cause for concern. Notably, EtO exposure has been linked to cancer, including breast cancer, blood cancer, stomach cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, pancreatic cancer, and brain cancer. EtO is also related to reproductive […]