New Study Highlights Big Unknowns of Public Health Harm From Fracking’s Chemical Cocktail
Researchers had information on reproductive and developmental toxicity for only 24 percent of over 1,000 chemicals they looked at.
Monsanto Cuts 16% of Work Force as Sales in Roundup Herbicide Fall 34%
Monsanto has been struggling for investor confidence following the announcement in March 2015 that the World Health Organisation’s cancer agency had declared the world’s most widely used weedkiller – glyphosate – a “probable human carcinogen”.
National Liberal Groups to Push ‘Record’ Number of 2016 Ballot Measures
This year, national liberal groups are pushing ballot measures to tackle issues, such as gun control, marijuana legalization and increasing the minimum wage, that prove popular in polls but that politicians have generally avoided.
Organic Farmers Score New Victory in ‘David and Goliath’ GMO Fight
Jackson County, Oregon wins new protections against cultivation of genetically engineered crops.
Income Inequality Is a Health Hazard—Even for the Rich
A public health researcher explains why life expectancy in the United States is falling, and it has to do with income inequality rising.
FDA Bans Three Chemicals Linked to Cancer From Food Packaging
The FDA is banning three grease-resistant chemical substances, including PFCs, which are linked to cancer and birth defects from use in food packaging.
Homeless Activists Go Organic And Feed An Entire Shelter With Rooftop Garden
Activists in Atlanta are working with the homeless to produce healthy organic food instead of expecting donations.
Meet the 20-Year-Old Fighting to End Food Waste While Taking Finals
College sophomore Maria Rose Belding is helping connect more than 200 large-scale food banks nationwide through her online database.
The Future of Food: 16 Most Exciting Stories for 2016
Here we have selected 16 stories that represent the most exciting food trends for 2016.
The Looming Environmental Disaster in Missouri that Nobody is Talking About
When an unstoppable underground fire meets radioactive waste in Missouri — nobody really knows what happens next.