News & Commentary

Drugs 2.0

February 27, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

"Essential oils" sounds like a spa treatment, but could they help in the battle against drug-resistant bacteria?

Billions of Enemy Soldiers

February 26, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

We are under attack from antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So why are we unilaterally disarming?

Food + Enterprise: bringing together farmers and financiers to strengthen local, sustainable food industry

February 25, 2015 Expert BlogYerina Mugica

Next Victim?

February 24, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

KXL fell to the veto pen today. These anti-environment bills, too, may soon say hello to the president’s little friend.

The Fishing Industry on Acid

February 23, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Ocean acidification will hit coastal communities like these the hardest.

Back from the Dead Zone

February 23, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Doing just a little to curb fertilizer pollution in the Mississippi could go a long way to breathing life back into the Gulf.

Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines

February 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

You spend 2 percent of driving time at traffic lights, but inhale 25 percent of your air pollution there.

Pyroprocessing: A Hot-Button Issue

February 18, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

Is recycling always a good idea—what if we’re talking about radioactive waste?

Petcoke Pushback: Chicago Denies Enclosure Delay Request

February 17, 2015 Expert BlogChicagoHenry Henderson

Off the Rails

February 17, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Oil trains keep jumping the tracks, setting towns ablaze, and contaminating water supplies. Here’s why.

Give Peas a Chance?

February 10, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

As lunchroom fights rage in Congress, some school officials are offering both carrots and sticks.

Who's to Blame for Oil Waste in Californians' Drinking Water?

February 9, 2015 Expert BlogCaliforniaBriana Mordick

New information shows decades of mismanagement and failure to safeguard federally protected drinking water aquifers

Too Hot to Handle

February 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Heat waves are becoming more frequent and deadly (suddenly winter seems a lot less threatening).

Sea to Table

February 5, 2015 DispatchWestAlisa Opar

Consumers are increasingly getting to know their local fish—and fishermen—through companies that cut out the middleman.

The Dusty City

February 3, 2015 DispatchChicagoSusan Cosier

Chicago is trying to limit how much petcoke the tar sands industry moves (and spreads) around town.

New Report Suggests Packaging Sustainability Improvements for Fast Food, Beverage, and Consumer Goods Companies

January 30, 2015 Expert BlogDarby Hoover

Antibiotics shouldn't be a crutch for chicken producers; living conditions for farm animals matter

January 29, 2015 Expert BlogUnited StatesSasha Stashwick

More Than a Drop in the Bucket

January 28, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesJason Bittel

Making sure the Clean Water Act covers small streams and headwaters would protect the drinking water of millions of Americans.

A New York State of Mind on Food and Farms

January 23, 2015 Expert BlogMark Izeman

The Sour Side of Strawberries

January 22, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

California is regulating a harmful pesticide used on strawberries and other crops, but does it go far enough?