Toxics

Getting the Dirt on What's in Your Fertilizer

Because hazardous waste is legally “recycled” as fertilizer and spread on farmland and sold in garden centers to unsuspecting home gardeners, IATP published this factsheet explaining what soil testing is, what the labels reveal and the issue with dioxins and heavy metals in fertilizer.

Black cloud spreads in toxic Canada train fire

TORONTO - A toxic fire was blazing in chemical-filled rail cars in rural southwestern Manitoba last week morning and a thick, spreading black cloud of pollution was hugging the ground, forcing the evacuation of nearby residents and raising concern over livestock.

US said violating international treaties

WASHINGTON - The United States is increasingly violating and undermining major international security treaties in a slide away from rule of law toward the rule of power, according to a new study released yesterday.
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