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The cleaning products that we use to wipe down our countertops, wash our dishes and clothes and scent our air contain potentially toxic chemicals, and they're getting into our bodies....
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The metal mining sector pushed disposal and other releases ot toxic chemicals and metals up 16 percent in 2010, following years of decline....
A chemical that has been used in some soda products for decades -- and which is perfectly legal under FDA regulations -- has been known to cause skin lesions, memory loss and nerve disorders,......
The cleaning products that we use to wipe down our countertops, wash our dishes and clothes and scent our air contain potentially toxic chemicals, and they're getting into our bodies....
As part of settlement reached with the Natural Resource Defense Council, the FDA has until the end of March to decide whether to ban the pervasive, gender-bending chemical from food and drink......
Steve Savage, a Stanford-trained plant scientist, says that organic agriculture won't save the planet and in face won't be able to <i>feed</i> the planet.
While U.K. companies are taking steps to embed sustainability into their business practices, the pace and breadth falls short of the progress that needs to be made to address major challenges such......
Renewed pressure on Apple over pollution shows that green activists in the developing world could transform attitudes to supply chain management in the IT industry....
After months of investigation, a group of Chinese NGOs have detailed high levels of pollution and environmental non-compliance among some of Apple's known and suspected suppliers in the region....
The world's second largest sports brand has been working on a cross-industry partnership to phase out hazardous chemicals in its supply chain, in response to a challenge from Greenpeace....
The clothing giant is following Nike's lead in the wake of a Greenpeace campaign around the clothing industry's use of harmful chemicals....
Sony's progress toward environmental goals, the struggle to reduce use of plastic shopping bags, the Army's work to recycle more than 3,000 tons of contaminated steel made green headlines today.......
The competing and often strident claims about hydraulic fracturing for natural gas can obscure the real story of the risks involved. As a recent report notes, the chemicals and drilling waste are......
Clorox has just offered a sneak peek at a new mobile app designed to showcase the ingredients of its cleaning products, while the EPA is urging software developers to harness the agency's......
In a red carpet ceremony in Los Angeles Thursday, the second annual Toxie Awards honored bad actor chemicals for their ubiquity and negative impacts....
A plan to kill feral camels in Australia to reduce green house gas emissions and worries about plasticizer-tainted food in Taiwan are among the recent news stories that prompted us to do double......
In a fast-moving virtual conference Tuesday, 60 water experts shared their thoughts on the past, present and future of this growing challenge. Here are 10 memorable quotes that caught our......
Research from the National Restraurant Association finds 65 percent of U.S. restaurants recycle, while a surprising 13 percent compost their food waste....
Of all the things I write about, food is by far the most emotional. The advocates of conventional food and those pushing reform are deeply polarized, as I've seen first-hand lately....
A framework to enhance business understanding of the benefits and value of ecosystem services, such as fresh water, food, fiber and natural hazard protection.
Swiss researchers have discovered that toxic mineral oils from recycled newspapers was being absorbed in foods commonly packaged in cartons made from recycled cardboard....
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