Blood, body parts and bacteria pollute wastewater from meatpacking plants. New rules could help clean it up

Slaughterhouses and meat and poultry processing plants are among the nation’s most polluting industries. The wastewater is contaminated with the most phosphorus and the second highest levels of nitrogen of all industries.

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New scientific analyses underpin Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn and glyphosate due to health risks

A new scientific analysis prepared by Mexico’s National Council for Humanities, Science and Technology, argues there are unacceptable health risks for Mexican people who consume genetically modified corn and glyphosate. 

January 14, 2025

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