| Mar 23, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / FarmingRarely a week goes by without police or other public officials warning about so-called “fentanyl-laced” weed. Upon closer inspection, there’s little if any truth behind these sensational claims. A case in point: Police in Brattleboro, Vermont recently generated...
| Aug 26, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / FarmingTop regulatory officials in Trump’s government keep chanting the same one-word mantra: “Deregulate. Deregulate. Deregulate.” Day after day, these agency bosses have been “liberating” greedy business interests to do their damnedest to consumers, workers, the...
| Dec 17, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|HP SubfeaturedLiquefied natural gas (LNG) is a potential disaster in the making. That’s the conclusion of a new report by Physicians for Social Responsibility, which surveyed an abundance of research on LNG’s threats to public health. LNG is natural gas that is filtered and...
| Nov 20, 2019 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedOne in seven Americans say they use CBD products, according to Gallup. The rising popularity of these products — which range from oils and gummies to topical salves and most everything in between — is staggering, especially when one considers that much of the public...
| Nov 22, 2017 | Economy / Business|Food / FarmingWhile Congress hasn’t accomplished much in 2017, it did manage to pass a budget resolution — and within that budget, a sum of $3 million stands out. Congress appropriated that $3 million to fund the Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach Initiative....
