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May 25th, 2015

Top 5 Takeaways from the White House Pollinator Health Task Force Announcement

Originally published on FoodTank on May 20, 2015. The White House Pollinator Health Task Force has laid out a federal strategy plan to protect bees, butterflies and other pollinators. These species ar

May 14th, 2015

"Silent Spring" Reality Check: Agricultural Insecticides Imperil Waterways Throughout the World in Spite of Regulation, New Study Shows

At about the same time that the Beatles released their first LP, Americans were starting to question the safety of increasingly used pesticides, largely as a result of Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking b

May 11th, 2015

They Are Biocides, Not Pesticides -- And They Are Creating an Ecocide

This article was originally published on The Huffington Post, May 4, 2015. "A single corn kernel coated with a neonicotinoid can kill a song bird." As a long time environmental lawyer and campaigner,

April 23rd, 2015

From Climate Deniers and Big Tobacco to Agribusiness: How Major Industries are Pushing â€œJunk Scienceâ€ Legislation Intended to Dodge Regulations

For years, agrichemical companies have used their influence to pass state legislation that prevents cities, counties and even states from regulating farming practices that may cause harm to human heal

April 20th, 2015

Soil Celebrated on Capitol Hill as part of International Year of Soil 2015

April in Washington D.C. is a sea of petals. Visitors come from around the country, and indeed the world, to see pink and white cherry blossoms gracing the Tidal Basin and visit monuments lined with b

April 16th, 2015

Let's Derail Fast Track Authority

Everyone knows that the Obama Administration and Republican leadership in Congress rarely agree on anything, but when it comes to sealing the deal on non-transparent trade agreements they seem to be b

April 8th, 2015

In the battle to save antibiotics, Obama Administration puts factory farms before public health

Last year, the World Health Organization announced that the world is nearing a “post-antibiotic era” in which the available drugs are no longer effective against common infections. This growing fear o

March 20th, 2015

GMO Science Deniers: Monsanto and the USDA

Originally published on the Huffington Post, March 20, 2015 Perhaps no group of science deniers has been more ridiculed than those who deny the science of evolution. What you may not know is that Mons

March 18th, 2015

An Awesome, Under-Recognized Opportunity to Act on Climate

Originally published on the Huffington Post on March 18, 2015 As a plant-lover I've always appreciated healthy soil, but it wasn't until I heard a rancher named Richard King explain how rebuilding the

March 12th, 2015

New Efforts to Save the Monarch Butterfly, But Do They Go Far Enough?

Originally published on Food Tank on March 7, 2015. Do you remember learning about the monarch butterfly when you were a kid? Observing its life cycle, metamorphosis and migration? When was the last t

February 16th, 2015

A New Wave of Democracy, and how Corporations are Trying to Silence Your Voice and Your Choice

President’s Day is an appropriate time to reflect on the state of our U.S. democracy. And there is some very good news across the country about the spread of local democracy, but you have not heard o

February 13th, 2015

It's Time to Put Food First

This piece was originally published on Huffington Post. Last week Dr. Margaret Hamburg announced that she was stepping down after six years as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. As with

January 8th, 2015

California's Proposition 2: Good for Chickens and Good for You

On January 1, 2015, California’s Proposition 2 went into effect. California’s groundbreaking animal welfare law requires producers to provide animals with enough space to lie down, stand up, fully ext

December 22nd, 2014

Four Ways the Government Funding Bill Undermines Climate Progress

Originally publiched on Huffington Post on December 18th, 2014. In order to avert another government shutdown, President Obama will sign a 1,600 page, 16 pound, $1.1 trillion spending bill--oddly cal

December 15th, 2014

Beware Santa: Those Cookies May Contain Nano-Silver

Nanotechnology and nanomaterials may be tiny, but they have huge consequences for our food: These novel materials are under-studied, little understood, and lurking in your market shelves. Nanotechnolo

December 15th, 2014

Oregon's GMO Labeling Initiative Didn't Pass. Here's Why We're Still Winning.

Originally published on Civil Eats on December 12, 2014. Yesterday, five weeks after the November election, campaigners for Oregon’s Measure 92—one of the nation’s most closely watched efforts to requ

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