Defense contractors are lobbying the White House quite aggressively, to prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from tightening a health advisory for perchlorate. Perchlorate is a by-product of rocket-fuel production that is contaminating water and food supplies around the nation, and is considered a health hazard due to its ability to impair thyroid function, among other health effects. Perchlorate contamination of drinking water has been documented in at least 35 states and the District of Columbia. You can read all about the latest lobbying effort in this New York Times article.
As Larry Ladd, nation's leading voice against perchlorate, said over on my Facebook page, "White House urged not to rush perchlorate regulation...the Pentagon argues the time is not right until Mary Shomon is a great grandmother."
Larry's right. The defense contractors have a clear interest in delaying and prolonging any tightening up of perchlorate regulations. The DOD and their defense contractors are, after all, the ones who caused all the contamination, and who will get stuck with the lion's share of the cleanup costs. Meanwhile, Americans continue to get exposed to increasing amounts of perchlorate, thyroid disease is on the rise, and experts wonder why.
Find out more about the whole perchlorate debacle, and why you don't want the defense contractors' lobbying to succeed...
- Perchlorate in Your Drinking Water
- Study Suggests Perchlorate is Thyroid Danger to 44 Million
- Perchlorate & its Danger to the Thyroid
- Thyroid-Damaging Chemical -- Perchlorate -- is Contaminating Most Infant Formula
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As always, a great newsletter Mary – glad I clicked through to this scary article.
Is bottled water better? I have heard some bad things about the plastics used. Maybe I should stick with Diet Coke or does aspartame wreak thyroid havoc on us, too?
Interesting to say the least…ALARMING to my community! Hashimoto’s Disease for 10+ years. My Endo says Thyroid Disease is overly represented in our area. Fl’s Space Coast! We probably drink and breathe rocket fuel for breakfast.
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Hi LA Wolfe, I have heard that the pthylates (sp) from plastic bottles can leech into the water particularlyu over long periods when it it left in the heat. I always use glass bottles. Everyone is different but aspartame is an absolute no-no for me. I will lterally read the label of every drink I buy to make sure it is not in it.
Not to mention what Fluoride does to your thyroid. It used to be the treatment for hyperthyroidism… Why do we constantly have to fight for our health?
I lived 3 years in Mexico where you never-ever touch tap water. I was complaining at first, but I kept the habit. Only purified water now for cooking and drinking.
Contamination with perchlorate is one of many contributing factors to increased thyroid autoimmunity and lower production of both thyroid hormones T4 and T3. It is very irresponsible to put money interests before health, however we see it all the time and nobody is surprised anymore… The contractors and their loby won’t listen and make any changes until people become aware of the perchlorate problem and stop using their services making them to lose money.