Tag: Environmental Hazards

Phys.Org Reports “Beyond the Dust: Families Describe Daily Health Challenges Near the Salton Sea” in California (July 2, 2026)

July 2, 2026

Beyond the dust: Families describe daily health challenges near the Salton Sea (Phys.org, July 2, 2026) Introduction For over twenty years, I watched environmental exposure quietly change my life long before I connected the dots. While struggling with the unexplained illnesses, I lived with the devastating consequences of delayed recognition, inadequate testing, and institutional failures … More Phys.Org Reports “Beyond the Dust: Families Describe Daily Health Challenges Near the Salton Sea” in California (July 2, 2026)

Stop Lossed on an EPA Superfund Site: How Chronic Stress Hid the Damage Until It Was Almost Too Late (2024)

March 8, 2024

Don’t talk to me about cancer unless you wanna witness a meltdown. Cancer, my dad’s death, and the way my “family” and the U.S. military treated me are my biggest triggers. I realize most people don’t give a f*ck what I have been through. But I’m going to make sure future recruits understand exactly what … More Stop Lossed on an EPA Superfund Site: How Chronic Stress Hid the Damage Until It Was Almost Too Late (2024)

Love Canal: The Environmental Disaster That Changed America and Became the Birthplace of the EPA Superfund Program (Niagara Falls, New York)

January 15, 1979

In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and wreaking havoc on their health. Through interviews with many of the extraordinary housewives turned activists, … More Love Canal: The Environmental Disaster That Changed America and Became the Birthplace of the EPA Superfund Program (Niagara Falls, New York)