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U.S. Right to Know is a nonprofit organization dedicated to investigative research aimed at enhancing transparency in public health. Our mission extends worldwide as we uncover corporate misconduct and government shortcomings that jeopardize the safety of our health, environment, and food supply.

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The PR campaign spinning Tyson’s brazen “climate-smart” beef claims

1 week ago | usrtk.org | Natasha Gilbert

Producing beef is one of the most intensive sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Meat companies like Tyson have hired PR firms to clean up their image. (Credit: Darcy Maulsby)Producing meat is one of the biggest sources of climate warming gases, and beef is the worst of the bunch, data shows.
FDA layoffs will hamper efforts to cut antimicrobial overuse in farm animals

2 weeks ago | usrtk.org | Natasha Gilbert

The Food And Drug Administration has laid off more than 140 employees including veterinarians, some of who work on tackling antimicrobial resistanceEfforts to curb the use of antimicrobials in farm animals and stem resistance to crucial antimicrobial medicines are at risk after layoffs at the United States Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine earlier this month, warn legal experts and public health interest groups.
US intelligence agency's classified analysis offers detailed scientific view that COVID-19 may have come from Wuhan lab

1 month ago | usrtk.org | Lewis Kamb

By Karolina Corin and Lewis KambAn analysis by the U.S. Defense Department’s intelligence agency concluded five years ago that the virus that caused COVID-19 could have been engineered in a Chinese laboratory and later escaped to spawn the pandemic that eventually killed millions of people, recently released documents obtained by US Right to Know show.
Risky Research Archives

2 months ago | usrtk.org | Gary Ruskin |Stacy Malkan |Emily Kopp |Karolina Corin

U.S. Right to Know is investigating virus hunting and the risks of gain-of-function research, which involve experiments on pathogens to increase their host range, infectivity, transmissibility, or pathogenicity. We are also researching mishaps at biolabs where pathogens of pandemic potential are stored and manipulated. We have unearthed and reported on many newsworthy documents that have been covered by media outlets around the world. See also our coverage of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blood, body parts and bacteria pollute wastewater from meatpacking plants

2 months ago | usrtk.org | Natasha Gilbert

Slaughterhouses and meat and poultry processing plants are among the nation’s most polluting industries. They butcher and prepare around 10 billion animals each year. And use large volumes of water to clean carcasses, machinery, work surfaces and floors. The wastewater contains blood and other body residues and is contaminated with the most phosphorus and the second highest levels of nitrogen of all industries, found the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
As EPA considers cancer links to nitrates in drinking water, industry downplays the risks

Jan 30, 2025 | usrtk.org | Natasha Gilbert

This article was co-published with Sierra. Among all the contaminants in drinking water, nitrates are one of the most pervasive. They leach from chemical fertilizers and animal manure to pollute groundwater, rivers, and streams. Doctors have long known that, in infants, nitrates can lead to blue baby syndrome—a potentially fatal blood condition that starves the body of oxygen. But now scientists and health advocates are worried that nitrates could also cause cancer.
WHO top scientist was 'collaborator' of Peter Daszak

Jan 16, 2025 | usrtk.org | Emily Kopp

Jeremy Farrar — chief scientific officer of the World Health Organization and a central figure in efforts to suppress speculation about a possible lab origin of COVID-19 — collaborated on a viral discovery project in Southeast Asia involving Peter Daszak, a scientist at the center of that speculation, according to grant documents.
Common herbicide glyphosate significantly harms infants’ health in rural areas, new research suggests

Jan 16, 2025 | usrtk.org | Pamela Ferdinand

Low birth weight is strongly linked to long-term health problems. Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash. Glyphosate, a synthetic herbicide best known as the active ingredient in Roundup®, has significantly harmed the health of babies in rural U.S. communities over the last two decades—especially those already at risk of poor birth outcomes, new research shows.
Baby admissions to neonatal intensive care units (NICU) soar due to late pregnancy air pollution exposure

Jan 14, 2025 | usrtk.org | Pamela Ferdinand

Exposure to outdoor air pollution in the month before birth dramatically increases the odds of newborns being admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in the U.S., new research suggests. Researchers found higher levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) increase the likelihood of NICU admissions nationwide by 30–35% and 11–22%, respectively, according to a population-based study of 3.6 million single babies published Jan. 2 in Scientific Reports.
BPA exposure triggers dangerous pregnancy symptoms in mice

Jan 13, 2025 | usrtk.org | Pamela Ferdinand

Recent research indicates that exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a common product in plastic products, during pregnancy disrupts uterine development in mice—triggering preeclampsia, a serious and life-threatening condition. Preeclampsia (PE) involves dangerously high blood pressure that develops during pregnancy. It accounts for approximately 15% of all premature deliveries in the U.S. and is one of the leading causes of maternal death worldwide.