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Updates from the Daily News Blog

Study Confirms Chemical-Intensive Production Contaminates Organic with Glyphosate
November 8, 2018

Nonprofits Sue Pret A Manger for Deceptive Marketing of Foods as ‘Natural’
September 26, 2018

NRDC and Others Sue Over Two-for-One Executive Order
February 10, 2017

Hundreds of Former EPA Employees Ask Senate to Block Pruitt Nomination
February 8, 2017

Trump Administration Stifles Science and Transparency within EPA
January 26, 2017

Washington DC Limits Toxic Pesticide Use on Public and Private Land
December 22, 2016

EPA Rule Tightens Use of Highest Toxicity Pesticides as Advocates Question Their Use
December 15, 2016

Election Results Highlight Critical Need for Environmental Resolve
November 10, 2016

Maryland Begins Spraying for Zika before Finding Infected Mosquitoes
September 1, 2016

USDA Aligns with Chemical Industry for Pollinator Festival, Disinvites Environmentalists
June 24, 2016

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