Articles by Tom Philpott
Tom Philpott was previously Grist's food writer. He now writes for Mother Jones.
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EPA swats away controversy over bee-killing pesticide
Echoing Bayer, the EPA has issued a limp response to the brouhaha over its approval of clothianidin, Bayer's blockbuster and potentially bee-killing pesticide. The agency still has a lot of hard questions to answer.
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Food safety bill passes House, skates to prez's desk at last
After months of being hopelessly embroiled in Senate dysfunction, the Food Safety Modernization Act has triumphed in the House. Again. This time, it will go to Obama's desk and be signed into law.
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Favorite food books of 2010
Michael Pollan, Ruth Reichl, Novella Carpenter, and many more Friends o' Grist Food tell what tomes they most relished this past year. Plus: A Wendell Berry bonus treat!
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Update: Bayer responds to criticism of its potentially bee-killing pesticide
What does Bayer have to say about the whole leaked-EPA-memo, flawed-pesticide-study thing? "Buzz off -- nothing to see here, move along please."
