Pollution and Secrecy in China
Air, soil and water pollution are rampant in China–but the country’s environment ministry keeps the public in the dark.
Currents
Clueless About Food & Agriculture?
Outside of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to urge kids to exercise more and eat better, this administration remains largely indifferent to the disaster that is the country’s outdated food and agriculture policy.
Antibiotic Overuse Could Lead to Public Health Crisis
Farm animals received 29.9 million pounds of drugs in 2011, adding to the growing risk of drug-resistant superbugs.
Gina McCarthy Is Obama’s Nominee for EPA Administrator
McCarthy has been commended for her communication with industry and her commitment to cutting emissions.
Keeping Earth Day Clean
The focus of EarthDay has transitioned over the years from focusing less on celebrations and more on actually cleaning up the planet….
The Iron Hypothesis
Proponents of geo-engineering-as-climate-solution argue for artificially boosting the planet’s carbon sinks to slow down runaway global warming…