Nearly 15 years have passed since the EPA effectively banned the residential use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which causes brain damage in children, and the EPA has at last proposed to ban most agricultural uses of this toxic pesticide.
Duke Energy, responsible for a massive coal ash spill in North Carolina last year, is finally opening up about pollution and structural problems at its other ash ponds nationwide, but the truth may need some more coaxing.
Ben & Jerry’s joins other Vermont businesses and consumer groups in defending Vermont’s new labeling requirements for genetically engineered foods against a federal court challenge brought by the food industry.
Earthjustice trustee Carmen Gonzalez has been recognized as one of Green 2.0’s leaders of color, and in this Q&A she connects the dots between environmental justice, human rights and the global food industry.
Special occasions often require a special touch, like a beautiful bouquet of flowers, a basket filled with luscious strawberries, or a bottle of the finest wine. But what about the people and places that harvested those crops before the date? How do they fare?