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House bill 25 would ban use of Styrofoam in food establishments | The Cordova Times By: Margaret Bauman   Photo courtesy of Unsplash/Julio Lopez Legislation to ban use of polystyrene (Styrofoam) for takeout food service has passed the Alaska House and is now before the state Senate. House Bill 25, ...

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Last month, we discussed Trump’s executive order to prioritize domestic production of glyphosate-based herbicides and the growing concerns around their health impacts. This month, we’re focusing on why this issue affects you, even if you never use glyphosate yourself. Studies increasingly show that once applied, glyphosate can move through both water and ...

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Glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the world and a key ingredient in products like Roundup, is sprayed on farms, roadsides, and home lawns, with residues now being detected in soil, water, and food across the U.S. (Benbrook, 2016; USGS, 2019). For communities already overburdened by pollution and limited ...