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Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Lawsuits
| June 28th, 2022
Water is essential to life. We use it not just to hydrate ourselves, but to bathe, cook, and clean. We expect the water we use to be pure and free from toxic chemicals, but for generations of families and U.S. Marines who lived at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the water they used was toxic
Read MoreHow Are People Exposed to Asbestos?
| January 2nd, 2018
Asbestos is a mineral that can be configured into a soft and flexible fiber that’s resistant to heat, electricity, and chemical corrosion. It was used in a variety of industrial projects, including the construction of buildings, until its toxic properties were linked to serious health problems including mesothelioma—a type of cancer that affects the pleura surrounding
Read MoreHerbicide Linked to Cancer Found in Popular Ice Cream
| August 1st, 2017
Recently, the Organic Consumers Association announced that it had discovered trace amounts of glyphosate—an herbicide used in popular weed killer Roundup®—in 10 out of 11 samples of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream products. In 2015, the World Health Organization announced that glyphosate could cause certain types of cancers in people who are exposed to the
Read MoreCommon Symptoms of Mesothelioma
| November 29th, 2016
When the dangers of asbestos were first proposed several years ago, industry tried to discount the claims. That’s how it goes sometimes with capitalism—companies put profits before people. Unfortunately for the tens of thousands of mesothelioma victims throughout the years, that greed has cost innocent people their lives. Mesothelioma is an incurable form of cancer
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