Business & Economy

Here and There, Organic Farming Still Thrives in Heart of U.S. Corn Country

Keith Schneider / The New Lede Nov 20, 2024 Not everyone is willing to concede that a growing global population requires use of the chemicals in agriculture. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Study: Roundup Has Ramped Up the Danger

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2024 After promising to remove glyphosate from its popular herbicide, Bayer has instead made its lawn products vastly more toxic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Forever Chemicals Poisoning Our Food

Peter Kuper Oct 17, 2024 Dig deeper

Health & Wellness

EPA Proposal Could Multiply Acephate In Tomatoes and Celery

Sharon Lerner / ProPublica Apr 29, 2024 The EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Blighted Birds and Bees

Monte Wolverton Jun 26, 2023 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Pesticide Silent Spring

Peter Kuper Mar 9, 2023 Dig deeper

Research on Children’s Health Risks in Doubt Over EPA Funds

ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated Press May 21, 2019 Projects resulting in pivotal discoveries about the harm that pesticides, air pollution and other hazards pose to children are in jeopardy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Scientists Issue Dire Warning About Collapsing Insect Populations

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Feb 11, 2019 A new report reveals the invertebrates could go extinct within a century, threatening ecosystems and the very survival of mankind. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How to Grow More Food While Slowing Climate Change

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Sep 18, 2018 New ways of digging the dirt could lead to a major advance, and farmers in the developing world are making a difference. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Court Orders Trump EPA to Ban Pesticide That Harms Children’s Brains

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Aug 10, 2018 Environmentalists are calling the decision a "major victory for public health." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Federal Agencies Halt Reviews of Pesticides That Endanger Wildlife

Susie Neilson / Reveal Jul 21, 2018 The pesticide industry has spent years trying to fend off regulations designed to protect endangered species. Under Donald Trump, it is succeeding. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Earth Day: Conflict Over the Future of the Planet

Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese / Popular Resistance Apr 22, 2018 It is difficult to look at the state of the planet and the current political leadership and see much hope. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )