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In North Dakota and Nationwide, A Boom in Health Problems Accompanies Fracking
By Nicholas Kusnetz The first symptom was a rash on Jacki Schilke’s nose. It appeared late in the winter of 2009 and was soon followed by a flood of other health problems afflicting Schilke, her husband, their do...
Super Weeds and Wonder Worms: GMO Corn’s Legion of Doom
Advocates for genetically modified crops have never relied on logic to advance their cause. And the same holds true for the government officials who give their blessings to new bioengineered plants. Just look at w...
Reefs Rife with Disease
As recently as 15 years ago, elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, was the most common species of coral in the Caribbean. Its tall, antler-like branches provide important habitat for fish and other creatures and help p...
It’s No Accident: Study Says Oceans Acidifying at Unprecedented Rate
Ocean acidification, that other big CO2 problem, is likely going to be even harder to stave off than global warming. The oceans respond more slowly to climatic changes than the atmosphere, meaning that the massive...
Obama Proposal Could Weaken Key Climate Agency
An Obama administration plan to cut costs by combining several government agencies may make good political sense, coming in the midst of the Republican presidential primary season, with its heated small-government...
LISTEN: A Sturgeon Warning
OnEarth contributor Bruce Stutz appeared on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show yesterday. His feature story “Creature of the Deep” -- from our Winter 2012 issue -- discusses the uncertain fate of the sturgeon, a mys...
Time Magazine Calls Fracking the Biggest Environmental Story of 2011
Time magazine says that the biggest environmental issue of 2011 in the U.S. was hydraulic fracturing.That pronouncement comes despite the fact that climate disruption is causing more frequent freakish weather and ...
Ignoring Decades of Science, FDA Drops Plan to Curb Antibiotics In Livestock
The Food and Drug Administration has done everything in its power to prevent you from reading this post. Just before the holidays, the agency charged with protecting Americans’ health reneged on a 35-year-old pl...
Top 10 States Ravaged by Extreme Weather in 2011
By many measures, 2011 was the most extreme weather year for the United States since reliable record-keeping began in the 19th century -- and the costs have been enormous. According to the National Oceanic and Atm...
Corn Rootworm Evolution Outpacing Monsanto’s GMOs
The big-ag behemoth Monsanto looks to have pulled the rug out from under their own feet, as superweeds and pesticide-resistant insects reduce the effectiveness of their genetically modified seeds. New reports show evidence of corn rootworm resistance in several states, while Monsanto denies these claims. If Monsanto really has trouble in their horizon, let’s ensure [...]
