Franken-Salmon on the Horizon
Genetically modified salmon has passed one of the final hurdles to approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
January 2013
Building National Support for Biking
A new Federal Transportation bill extends an olive branch to bikers.
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Steps Down
Amid controversy and achievement, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson resigns her post.
Lugging the Kids, Without the Car
Lugging the Kids Without the Car: Two Parents, Three Kids, and They Rarely Need a Car. Here’s How They Do It
Rebuilding a Chemical Wasteland
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Recovers from Its Toxic Past
Beauty and the Toxic Beast
Actress Kristen Chenoweth loves her beauty products, but she won’t be wearing a certain brand of eyelash extensions anymore…
Chemical Crusader Sandra Steingraber
An Interview With Sandra Steingraber, a Biologist Who Crusades Against Chemicals and Writes Eloquently About Their Consequences…
E’s Green Home Picks: Cooking, Painting, Sleeping
PAINTING RAINBOWS There are lots of toxin-free paint options today, but Lullaby Paints has zeroed in on the baby/kid market; wall paint that is “safe enough for kids to paint with.” The paint—which comes in squeezable pouches ($24.95/quart; $68.95/gallon)—doesn’t have any of the chemical additives known to be neurotoxicants, carcinogens and allergens. That means no […]
Behind The “Hockey Stick”
The “hockey stick” is a line graph that’s become a superstar. The diagram is embedded at the center of the war between climate change believers and deniers. The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines (Columbia University Press) is the story of the graphic told by one of the scientists who […]
Building a Better Building
The six-story, $30 million Bullitt Center in Seattle is a veritable crystal ball for what commercial office buildings will look like in the future.