This is more than a little unsettling, esp since "levels are especially alarming because children commonly eat fruits like grapes and strawberries, and children are most at risk from the chemicals’ toxic effects,"

But I'm sure the #PartyOfLife wouldn't support policies that hurt children, would they??

Toxic Pfas residue identified on 37% of California produce, new analysis finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/29/pfas-residue-california-produce-analysis?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#pesticide #toxics #PFAS #RegulatoryFailure #GOP

"Today's decision proves that collective action works. The 3,100 submissions opposing a 100-fold increase in glyphosate residues represent thousands of New Zealanders who refused to accept a future of higher chemical residues in their food. Farmers, consumers, health advocates, and environmental champions came together and changed the course of food policy in this country."

Organic Aotearoa New Zealand, 2025

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2510/S00170/victory-for-food-safety-government-rejects-100-fold-glyphosate-increase-after-public-outcry.htm

#OANZ #toxics #glyphosate

If you're approached by police in #London in future, for pouring your #coffee -dregs down a street drain, you should say "Oh, it was clean, I was just rinsing it with approved #toxics from that puddle over there full exhaust and tyre particulates" and you'll be all right.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/22/london-woman-shocked-by-150-fine-for-pouring-coffee-down-street-drain

Fracking pumps hidden chemicals into land, water, and air, yet in Canada, these toxics are still exempt from public reporting. Tracking Fracking asks: why are communities denied the right to know what’s in their environment? https://watershedsentinel.ca/article/tracking-fracking

#Fracking #Toxics #ClimateJustice #WaterProtection #FossilFuels #LNG

#USA under #Drumpf insists on irksome negotiating table role as biggest obstacle to solving petty perennial #plastic #pollution #crisis poisoning many parts of the #globe

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/19/sustainability/us-plastics-pollution-deal-geneva/ #PetroChemicals #Toxics

Dismantling of EPA’s Scientific Research Arm Fulfills Key Chemical Industry Goal

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21072025/trump-administration-dismantles-epa-office-of-research-and-development/

#trump #fascism #antiscience #chemicalindustry #toxics #environmentalracism #environmentaljustice #rachelcarson #climatejustice #ScienceforthePeople

#presentació #juntas Som Rezero, una fundació independent sense ànim de lucre que promou una societat més justa, saludable i lliure de #residus i #toxics Ho fem través de la generació de coneixement, la #incidencia política, l’execució de projectes pioners i l’assessorament a agents socials, econòmics i administracions.

#residuzero #zerowaste