U.S. Right to Know

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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Glyphosate: Cancer, endocrine disruption and other health risks

1 month ago | usrtk.org | Stacy Malkan

Studies linking glyphosate, the key chemical in Roundup herbicides, to cancer, liver disease, endocrine disruption and other illnesses.
The PR campaign spinning Tyson’s brazen “climate-smart” beef claims

1 month 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.
Industry PR and Front Groups - U.S. Right to Know

1 month ago | usrtk.org | Natasha Gilbert |Stacy Malkan |Rebecca Raney |Gary Ruskin

Big food and chemical corporations have long histories of hiding the harm of their products. Since their records do not inspire trust, these companies rely on a wide range of third-party allies to spread their product-defense messaging. This page contains fact sheets and reporting about leading front groups, PR agencies, industry-friendly academics, paid journalists, and others who help the food and chemical companies fend off public health safeguards.
FDA layoffs will hamper efforts to cut antimicrobial overuse in farm animals

1 month 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

2 months 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.
PFAS in drinking water linked to increased cancer risk, study says

Mar 20, 2025 | usrtk.org | Pamela Ferdinand

PFAS in drinking water is tied to a higher risk of multiple cancers, including some not previously linked to these toxic compounds, a recent study shows.
Risky Research Archives

Mar 15, 2025 | 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

Mar 3, 2025 | 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.
PFAS may weaken children's immune function, leading to more infections

Jan 24, 2025 | usrtk.org | Pamela Ferdinand

Drinking water contaminated by PFAS appears to impair children's immunity, increasing the risk of common childhood infections, new research shows.