Nearly 3 billion birds have disappeared across the US and Canada since 1970. A new study found that there has been a 29% decline in bird populations over the last 48 years. The scientists point to agriculture practices, pesticides, and habitat loss as the primary culprits for these declines. The […]

“Chef’s Table” star and James Beard award-winning chef Dan Barber thinks mass-produced vegetables have been “dumbed down” to the point where they all look and taste the same. Barber said the food system is “rigged” in favour of big seed companies, four of which control more than 60% of the […]

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently banned 12 products containing neonicotinoid, a pesticide that functions similarly to nicotine. Neonicotinoids have been linked to impaired memory, movement, and death in bees, which are critical to the world’s crop production. Seven of the recently banned pesticides are used to protect crops […]

Homes are laden with synthetic chemicals found in building materials and consumer products. We asked an environmental health expert to identify the chemicals that should be of greatest concern to homeowners and consumers. While science is still learning about the effects of synthetic chemicals, the evidence suggests some of them […]

A new study of nearly 69,000 French people revealed that those who ate more organic foods had fewer cases of some deadly cancers. But people who choose to eat organic products might be less likely to develop cancer for other reasons that aren’t related to organic food consumption. More research […]

Nobody likes the idea of consuming brain-damaging or fertility-reducing chemicals when you eat a stick of celery or a piece of fruit. So when the Environmental Working Group publishes its annual list of the fruits and vegetables that contain the highest levels of pesticides, consumers take notice. The group’s annual […]

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