Do These Toxins Delay Pregnancy?
Flame retardants have been implicated in low fertility, according to a study in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Algae’s Possible Dark Side
Dampening enthusiasm for the development of algae-based biofuels—which have been championed as a green alternative to corn- and soy-based ethanol—a new study reveals that algae biofuels may actually be an environmental step back.
Semana del 24/1/10
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cómo afecta el crecimiento de la población humana, y sus cambios resultantes de paisaje, las trayectorias de vuelo de pájaros migratorios que quizás porten enfermedades?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Desde que los compuestos de óxido de nitrógeno son componentes del smog y son contaminantes comunes del agua, crea la gasolina enriquecida con nitrógeno contaminación adicional?
What are the primary environmental concerns in the aftermath of the big earthquake in Haiti?
As would be the case after any natural disaster, water-borne illness could run rampant and chemicals and oil could leak out of damaged storage facilities as a result of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that ripped apart Haiti on January 12.
We’ve all heard about the abysmal food served in prison
Several prisons in the U.S. and Canada are embracing the notion of getting inmates involved in on-site food production. Proponents say inmates who participate have a much lower rate of re-offense once they return to life on the outside and tend to adopt healthier, more constructive lifestyles. Pictured: An inmate tends the garden at the McNeil Island Corrections Center near Steilacoom, Washington.
The Diet Doctor
Dr. Kenneth Bock of the Rhinebeck Health Center in New York talks to E about why his diet-centered autism treatments work.
A California Cluster
Studying pesticides and higher-than-average autism rates in the Central California Valley.
E Looks Back 20 Years
Top environmental topics, from E-The Environmental Magazine’s 20-year archive…
Digging Deep
In this, E’s 20th anniversary issue, we’re taking you back through our archives, to some of the hot-button topics we covered a decade or more ago: global warming, consumerism, overfishing, environmental racism, renewable energy, water pollution.
Does nitrogen-enriched gasoline create additional pollution?
Since nitrogen oxide compounds are components of smog and are common water pollutants, does nitrogen-enriched gasoline create additional pollution?