Lois Gibbs thought she had a sickly child until she learned that twenty thousand tons of chemical waste was buried just blocks from her home. When she learned that the area had a 56 percent rate of birth defects, Gibbs began to take action. Ultimate...
Zoologist and World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Theo Colborn explains that endocrine disrupters can lead to functional deficits, including low sperm count and memory problems, as well as immune system disorders and early cancers.
The year was 1981. Reports of a strange disease that was attacking seemingly healthy young men began to spread through the medical community. The most important thing initially was to construct a case definition for what is now called AIDS. The comb...