Neonicotinoid health risks: widespread exposure, growing evidence of harm. Scientific evidence links neonicotinoids to neurological and reproductive toxicity. Via @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/pesticides/n...

The Trump administration is for sale. Here's how the tobacco industry buys influence. A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision Via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

Here's today's example of how Trump's EPA isn't making us healthy again. E.P.A. to End Some Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water nytimes.com/2026/05/18/c... Our fact sheet: PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ tied to cancer, birth defects usrtk.org/chemicals/pf...

CIA whistleblower alleges COVID lab-leak findings were suppressed by agency Via @lewiskamb.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/covid-19-ori...

Ballard Partners delivers again, this time for the vaping/tobacco industry. nytimes.com/2026/05/13/u... usrtk.org/healthwire/v... Background on Ballard's influence work for Bayer and the agrichemical industry. usrtk.org/pesticides/t... usrtk.org/pesticides/b...

Vaping drives toxic metals into lungs within days Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/v...

Reducing use of personal care products quickly lowers toxic chemicals in the body Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/r...

Indictment of Fauci adviser shines new light on efforts to conceal COVID-Era communications Via @lewiskamb.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/covid-19-ori...

The analysis of more than 6,600 pregnancies, published in Nutrients, adds to mounting evidence that these products harm maternal and fetal health. @usrighttoknow.bsky.social

EPA claims it relies on 'gold standard science.' But EPA's assessment of phthalates excluded much of the epidemiologic research and almost all toxicology studies published since 2020. prheucsf.blog/2025/11/05/p...

Each 10% point increase in ultra-processed food during pregnancy was linked to a roughly 11% higher risk of preterm birth and 5% higher risk of high blood pressure disorders, such as preeclampsia usrtk.org/healthwire/u...

The effects were most evident among children averaging just 10 to 30 minutes of solitary screen use on televisions, phones or tablets per day across a week. The average U.S. child age 2-5 spends more than 2 hours a day on screens during the week. usrtk.org/healthwire/s...

Solo screen time is a “unique peril” for young children already at risk, researchers report. Via @usrighttoknow.bsky.social @pamelawrites.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/s...

Ultra-processed foods may raise risk of preterm birth and pregnancy complications, study finds. Via @usrighttoknow.bsky.social @pamelawrites.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/u...

Pesticides may wreak havoc on the gut microbiome. Disruption of intestinal ecosystem could contribute to diabetes and other health issues, scientists say. Via @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Glyphosate resistance as a potential driver for the dissemination of multidrug-resistant clinical strains. "This suggests that intensive glyphosate use may accelerate the dissemination of AMR [antimicrobial resistance]." www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...

Pharma bribery corrupts health care, puts patients at risk, new review warns. Kickbacks, sham studies and regulatory payoffs distort prescribing and drug approvals. Via @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/p...

Trump administration delivers yet another big win for the chemical/pesticide industry. www.science.org/content/arti...

PR firm linked to Gates-backed AGRA edited Wikipedia to remove criticism Via @stacymalkan.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/bill-gates/p...

How biotech giant Bayer landed a win that made MAHA furious. "Bayer’s CEO met with top White House officials last year..." Via @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Five ways that transparency failures harm our health: our statement for a Senate hearing on Sunshine Week usrtk.org/transparency...

Two new stories: NIH files reveal broader coronavirus engineering research before COVID-19 usrtk.org/covid-19-ori... Emails show Wuhan scientist suggested hand-carrying research antibodies to China usrtk.org/covid-19-ori... Both stories via @lewiskamb.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social

The CIA continues to stonewall our #FOIA lawsuit for the CIA’s latest assessment of the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, and supporting materials. This is not the “maximum transparency” the American people were promised. Here is our report to the court. usrtk.org/wp-content/u...

How to explain glyphosate hypocrisy? Bayer’s lobbying and revolving door. Via @marionnestle.bsky.social www.foodpolitics.com/2026/03/how-...

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to back Bayer again, aided by officials who came from Bayer’s law firms Via @usrighttoknow.bsky.social @stacymalkan.bsky.social usrtk.org/pesticides/t...

Air pollution tied to brain aging, memory loss later in life, study finds. Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/a...

Bayer has secured a string of favors from the Trump administration. What's going on? We looked at the German pesticide and pharmaceutical giant, its lobby firms and their ties to power players in Trump's Washington. Here's what we found: usrtk.org/pesticides/t...

One exposure. Twenty generations later, the damage is still unfolding. "A single exposure to a toxic agricultural fungicide during pregnancy can echo through 20 generations — with inherited disease risks..." Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/o...

We need not poison ourselves to produce our nation's food. And it is absurd to invoke national defense to perpetuate the poisoning. Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits. Via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

Trump's latest affront to MAHA, and a sweetheart favor to the pesticide industry: invoking the Defense Production Act to support the manufacturing of glyphosate. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

‘Safe’ BPA substitutes tied to fertility damage, fetal harm, and generational effects, review finds Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/b...

Energy Department’s lab-leak pivot likely not driven by new intelligence, records suggest Via @lewiskamb.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/covid-19-ori...

Nanoplastics found in food, water, and air may disrupt brain cells that control puberty and fertility, new research shows. Scientists warn plastic pollution could play a role in delayed puberty and infertility. More in USRTK’s Healthwire. usrtk.org/healthwire/n...

Nanoplastics sneak into brain cells, disrupting puberty and fertility hormones, new study finds Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/n...

"Express federal preemption of state food safety laws would be unprecedented, contrary to the shared federal-state power to protect public health and safety..." Via @jama.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Good news, even if years (or decades) too late: FDA to reassess the safety of BHA, a preservative used in popular snack foods Via @apnews.com apnews.com/article/fda-...

Here's the Trump administration's latest sweetheart favor to the pesticide industry. Contentious Herbicide Is Greenlit in a Blow to the MAHA Agenda Via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...

Defense Intelligence Agency considered lab leak scenario in March 2020, new records show Via @lewiskamb.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/covid-19-ori...

Here's today's way you can tell that the Trump administration is in the pocket of the pesticide industry. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi... Our fact sheet on dicamba. usrtk.org/pesticides/d...

"Pacifiers can release bisphenol A, a chemical linked to hormone disruption and developmental problems, with the highest levels found in one marketed as “BPA-free,” a new study shows." Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/p...

A growing wave of peer-reviewed studies supports the same troubling conclusion: When private equity incentives collide with clinical care, patients – especially those who are sicker, poorer, or harder to treat – are more likely to be killed or harmed. usrtk.org/healthwire/w... #healthwire

When profit kills: How private equity is eroding health care Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/w...

Big Food brands were once owned by the world’s largest tobacco firms - and evidence shows they are using the same tactics to formulate and market food products that they used to get people hooked on cigarettes. usrtk.org/ultra-proces...

Why "highly processed foods" are a major public health problem. We're tracking the science here. usrtk.org/ultra-proces...

Ubiquitous’ flame retardants are linked to higher heart disease risks, major review finds. Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/f...

Ultra-processed foods damage health in ways that calories don’t explain, new study says. Food additives, packaging chemicals, and processing methods may drive disease risk, even as food safety rules fail to catch up. Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/h...

See the thousands of plastic chemicals in what we eat. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

China banned it, but still sells controversial weed killer in America. Via @rosekellywhite.bsky.social @mlive.com www.mlive.com/news/2025/12...

Is RFK Jr. backing Big Food’s drive to overturn tough new state laws? Via @usrighttoknow.bsky.social @stacymalkan.bsky.social usrtk.org/ultra-proces...

Social media fuels smoking and vaping among children, especially girls, study shows. Via @pamelawrites.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/s...