Glyphosate contamination of tampons: "Toxic pesticide levels have been found in tampons at levels 40 times higher than the legal limit for drinking water...This is concerning...because chemicals absorbed through the vagina directly enter the bloodstream" theguardian.com/environment/20…

Yesterday, we filed an appellate brief with the North Carolina Court of Appeals in our NC Public Records Act case against the University of North Carolina for roughly 50,000 pages of documents, mostly of Prof. Ralph Baric, mostly about his work with the Wuhan Institute of

NC Appeals Court to hear case involving UNC’s possible role in COVID’s origin Via Carolina Journal carolinajournal.com/nc-appeals-cou…

"A Missouri appellate court has upheld a $611 million verdict awarded to three people who sued Bayer alleging that its Roundup weedkiller caused their cancer....Thousands of other Roundup cases are pending in Missouri." Via Reuters reuters.com/legal/governme…

Mariah Blake on Life and Death In the Age of Forever Chemicals. “We are in the midst of the gravest contamination crisis in human history” Via Russell Mokhiber corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/maria…

We filed a #FOIA lawsuit yesterday against NIH for two FOIA requests related to the origins of Covid-19. Our first FOIA request, filed on June 11, 2024, seeks top NIH officials’ documents related to the origin of COVID-19 that were deleted, attempted to be deleted, auto-deleted,

Diquat herbicide poisons the gut, may severely damage other organs, research shows Via U.S. Right To Know usrtk.org/healthwire/diq…

Nonprofit sues University for withholding records on UNC professor accused of starting COVID-19 Via The Daily Tar Heel dailytarheel.com/article/2025/0…

Endocrine disruptors impair women’s fertility, may lead to PCOS, major review finds Via U.S. Right To Know usrtk.org/healthwire/end…

Glyphosate and tumors: "Glyphosate and GBHs [glyphosate-based herbicides] at exposure levels corresponding to the EU ADI [acceptable daily intake] and the EU NOAEL [no-observed adverse effect level] caused dose-related increases in incidence of multiple benign and malignant

NC lawmakers launch ‘fact-finding mission’ into UNC coronavirus researcher Ralph Baric "The requests include all records sought by U.S. Right to Know for a series of dates from 2020 to 2024..." Via The News & Observer newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

"The North Carolina press, state legislature, and the university system’s executive office must take a proactive role in shedding light on extreme virology in NC. Transparency is the first step toward accountability." Via Richard H. Ebright George Howard carolinajournal.com/opinion/uncove…

North Carolina Gov Ops requests records about UNC-Chapel Hill coronavirus researcher Baric “The sooner all information is made public, the quicker important questions will be answered." Via Carolina Journal Theresa Opeka carolinajournal.com/gov-ops-reques…

Unhealthy food makers target youth with pervasive ads that fuel long-term health risks, decades of research shows. Via U.S. Right To Know usrtk.org/healthwire/unh…

Texas leads the way. "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially tens of thousands of food and beverage packages — a move that could have ripple effects across the country." Via The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/health/2025/06…

"Even low levels of nitrate—a common agricultural runoff and drinking water contaminant—are associated with increased risks of preterm birth and low birthweight babies..." medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-n… Study, via PLOS Water journals.plos.org/water/article?…

Hiring swamp creatures is not the way to make America healthy again: "EPA announced that a farm industry lobbyist will take over as the agency's top pesticides officer, deepening the number of appointees at the agency poached from industry groups." subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews…

We have now filed #FOIA lawsuits against the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for their most recent assessments or intelligence reports about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. usrtk.org/wp-content/upl…

USAID Quietly Sent Thousands Of Viruses To Chinese Military-Linked Biolab Via Emily Kopp Daily Caller with documents from U.S. Right To Know dailycaller.com/2025/07/08/exc…

Trump Wants to Kill a Chemical Safety Board. "not investigating chemical disasters would be akin to failing to investigate airplane accidents and losing the opportunity to learn from them." Via Hiroko Tabuchi The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/07/08/cli…