11,000 Scientists Warn We’re Headed Toward ‘Untold Suffering’

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 12, 2019 Experts from 153 nations unite to issue a stark warning about the climate emergency. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The EPA’s H2O Plus

Steve Sack / The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN Nov 8, 2019 Dig deeper

Lead Contamination at Indiana Low-Income Housing Site Is Being Addressed After Decades of Inaction

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2016 A video investigation of conditions at an affordable-housing complex in northern Indiana shows how the crisis came to be and how it might be “worse than Flint.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Arsenic in California Wine

Bob Englehart, Hartford Courant, Cagle Cartoons Mar 23, 2015 Dig deeper

Study: Rice Contains ‘Worrisome’ Levels of Arsenic

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 20, 2012 The next time you want to enjoy a meal that includes rice -- a steaming bowl of it perhaps, or some rice pasta or rice drink -- think about this: A study by Consumer Reports says that eating rice once a day can increase the arsenic levels in your body by at least 44 percent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A New Twist in the Quest for Extraterrestrials

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2010 A young biochemist has caused a ruckus in the scientific community with her claim that one of the basic elements in the formula that has long been considered to define the building blocks of life may be swapped out -- and for arsenic, no less. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time to Get Off the Tanning Bed

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2009 Tanning salons everywhere might want to start broadening their business horizons, as cancer experts have just put tanning beds in the same category as arsenic and mustard gas when it comes to the whole probably-will-kill-you factor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )