We are in a “time of crisis” and need to get serious about protecting children’s health.

Getty Images Most Plastics Leach Chemicals with Estrogenic Activity–No Matter What the Labels SayThe bad reputation recently earned by BPA or Bisphenol A, a chemical constituent of polycarbonate resin plastics, is well-deserved. BPA is an estrogen mimicker linked by hundreds of studies to potentially adverse health effects in mammals ranging from cancers and infertility to […]

Without Endangered Species Act protection, gray wolves face an uncertain future. Gray wolves, an ancestor of the domestic dog, were shot, poisoned and trapped by ranchers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to protect livestock. So many wolves were killed that by the 1930s, most of the animals were eliminated in the U.S. […]

To the casual observer, artificial or synthetic turf is barely distinguishable, by look or touch, from grass. Turf even sometimes sprouts weeds, much to the consternation of folks seeking a dandelion-free zone from their $100,000 backyard rug.Once solely used for athletic fields, 20% of artificial grass installations are now residential. In drought-prone areas of the […]