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October 25, 2016 - Issue 3720


This Year’s Mammogram Month Launched With Devastating Report on Harms and Lack of Effectiveness

This Year’s Mammogram Month Launched With Devastating Report on Harms and Lack of Effectiveness

October 25, 2016

The controversy and debate seem unending. They tell you to take these studies with a grain of salt. But evidence of harm keeps piling up. And even though Congress ordered insurance to pay up for it, you'll want to get the facts and proceed with caution. Your life could be on the line.

Hurricane Floodwaters Cause CAFO Waste Lagoons to Overflow

Floodwaters

October 25, 2016

Floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew magnify the risks posed by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in North Carolina. The waters may breach so-called waste 'lagoons,' allowing untreated, disease-ridden waste to flow freely into the surrounding environment.

Crying Over Spilled Milk

Dairy Industry

October 25, 2016

A swiftly growing industrial dairy industry in the U.S. has created a milk glut. With millions of gallons of excess milk and no interested buyers, farmers are dumping the milk and watching prices tank. It represents just one more downfall of the U.S. industrialized, centralized food system.