Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
In today's new NRDC atrazine report we analyzed a mountain of data showing widespread water contamination from atrazine, a toxic herbicide. The data was mostly, but not all, generated by Syngenta, the main manufacturer of atrazine. Are you drinking atrazine in your...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
Honeybees make the world go round. Really! They contribute approximately $15 Billion..with a 'B'..billion dollars to the U.S. economy annually through their free services to pollinate over 130 cash crops, including 1/3 of the foods of the human diet. No...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
A coalition of public interest groups including NRDC, the Center for Food Safety, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and The Organic Center came together to protest budget cuts that will kill the collection and public reporting of pesticide use...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
Kudos to Senators Boxer and Lautenberg, and the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure, security, and water quality (Chairman Lautenberg and Ranking Member Vitter). I am very pleased to testify at hearings entitled:...continued→
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
Today, the U.K.'s largest organic certifier banned manufactured nanoparticles as ingredients under its organic standard. The Soil Association certification mark will apply to health and beauty products, food, and textiles. In their press release, the Soil Association points out the...continued→
