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Regulatory Maize

The European Parliament voted yesterday to establish strict rules on the production and marketing of genetically modified foods and pharmaceuticals. Under the rules, companies will have to apply for 10-year […]

Olive You Just the Way You Are, Except for the Erosion

Olive farming in southern Europe is leading to desertification and other environmental ills, according to a report prepared for the European Commission. The report said that soil erosion is the […]

This Ain't the Place

Utah is home to the country’s No. 1 air polluter and an enviro study has found that Utah’s Tooele County leads the country in chemical releases that affect child development […]

News Flash: Law Enforcement Leads to Enforced Laws

Even though North Carolina has the most far-reaching soil runoff laws in the U.S., it still isn’t keeping its rivers clean, say scientists who’ve been studying the issue for four […]

How Now Mad Cow

The European Commission yesterday called for more support for organic agriculture and decreased beef production throughout Europe as a way to counter the mad cow disease crisis. The crisis "demonstrates […]

Mike Houck, Audubon Society of Portland

Mike Houck has been urban naturalist for the Audubon Society of Portland since 1982 and is a cofounder of the Coalition for a Livable Future. He also sits on numerous […]

Hamster Dunce

Germany is not doing enough to protect native hamsters, says the European Commission. The commission has issued a formal warning to the country for allowing farming and development to occur […]

Kerry On!

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) threatened yesterday to filibuster to block any legislative effort by President Bush to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. He called […]

Freedom to Chews

Shocking — but might this be a bit of good news? A U.S. Food and Drug Administration report has found that consumers want mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods and […]

The Tragic School Bus

The air inside school buses can contain dangerous levels of cancer-causing soot, according to a study released this week by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Coalition for Clean Air, […]