American People Were Sold Out, While Toxic Chemical Industry Was Given Free Reign
About this episode
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the US government's approach to toxic chemicals and its implications for public health.
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana react to the ongoing efforts in the US government to allow for more toxic chemicals including glyphosate, the ingredient in herbicides like Roundup, and forever chemical based pesticides, to be introduced into people’s food and water and consider whether all the talk about making America healthy was just a scam. Trump angering MAHA with glyphosate order gives Democrats an opening (CNBC) Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient (The Guardian) Trump EPA Approves Its First ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide (Center for Biological Diversity) Republican House bill guts laws protecting US consumers from toxic chemicals (The Guardian) Former Staff Show How Trump Acted to Upend EPA’s Mission and “Make America Sicker” (Mother Jones)
People in this episode
Hosts: James Keys, Tunde Ogunlana
Topics covered
- toxic chemicals
- glyphosate
- food safety
- environmental policy
- government regulation
- public health
Keywords
- toxic chemicals
- glyphosate
- Roundup
- forever chemicals
- EPA
- public health
- government policy
- food safety
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trump, MAHA, CNBC, The Guardian, Center for Biological Diversity, Mother Jones
Products: glyphosate, Roundup, forever chemical
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