TomDispatch By David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz Photo courtesy of Shutterstock A hidden epidemic is poisoning America. The toxins are in the air we breathe and the water we drink, in the walls of our homes and the furniture within them. We can’t escape it in our cars. It’s in cities and suburbs. It afflicts […]
Food Politics By Marion Nestle The FDA is collecting opinions on a dairy industry petition to change the standard of identity for milk. The dairy industry wants to be able to add artificial sweeteners to chocolate- and strawberry-flavored milk without saying so on the front panel of the package. Why is the dairy industry doing […]
American Rivers For thirty years, our America’s Most Endangered Rivers report has highlighted urgent threats to rivers and has spurred the public to take action. Through the report, we have helped sound the alarm on hundreds of rivers, saving them from threats like pollution and new dams. The river at the top of the 2013 […]
Green Technology Thinkshop The Springmill Learning Center, an innovative outdoor education facility in Mansfield, Ohio, will host the Green Technology Thinkshop on Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Schedule of events: 9 a.m.: Pass the PumpRichland Moves bicycle group will present their work on a complete streets plan for Mansfield including work […]
Wait a minute—how do dryer sheets do that?Mmm, the fresh scent of laundry that’s been dried with dryer sheets. Unfortunately, dryer sheets can contain some harmful chemicals—including hidden fragrance chemicals that lots of people are sensitive to—that vent off into the air we breath and rub off on our clothes and then onto our skin. […]
Did you catch the Dateline episode yesterday? It was a great report. The producer Andrea Canning wanted to see how her daily behavior could affect the levels of bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and triclosan in her urine. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy First, she found her baseline numbers, which […]