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Nanoparticles in baby formula: Tiny new ingredients are a big concern

Friends of the Earth commissioned an independent laboratory analysis of popular baby formulas to find out if they contain nanoparticles (extremely tiny man-made particles).

2016 Cruise Ship Report Card

The 2016 Cruise Ship Report Card lets vacationers decide which cruise to take based on a cruise ship or cruise line’s environmental and human health impacts.

Buzz Kill: How the Pesticide Industry is Clipping the Wings of Bee Protection Efforts Across the U.S.

This report has found that the pesticide industry is stifling urgently needed reforms that would help these essential pollinators survive and rebuild their numbers.

Farming for the Future: Organic and Agroecological Solutions to Feed the World

Farming for the Future details the science that demonstrates that organic and agroecological farming are fundamental to feeding all people, now and into the future.

Over-Leased: How Production Horizons of Already Leased Federal Fossil Fuels Outlast Global Carbon Budgets

A new report finds that already leased federal fossil fuels will last decades beyond targets set by the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Gardeners Beware: Bee-Toxic Pesticides Found in "Bee-Friendly" Plants Sold at Garden Centers Across the U.S.

New report finds 28 percent decrease in toxic pesticides in “bee-friendly” plants and shows that retailer commitments are shifting the market.

Myths & Realities of Leaded Aviation Fuel

The September 2016 report catalogues the current use of avgas by piston-engine aircraft (small propeller planes and some helicopters), the gaps in regulations and proposed policy solutions.

Chain Reaction II: How Top Restaurants Rate on Reducing Use of Antibiotics in Their Meat Supply

Second annual report and scorecard that grades America’s top restaurant chains’ on their policies and practices regarding antibiotics use and transparency in their meat and poultry supply chains.

Swarming the Aisles: Rating top retailers on bee-friendly and organic food

Scientists across the world are warning that we are in the midst of an “insect apocalypse,” due in large part to the overuse of toxic pesticides. Forty percent of insects face extinction in coming decades, which could lead to “catastrophic ecosystem collapse” if we don’t change the way we farm, according to the latest science.

Bees and other pollinators – responsible for one-in-three bites of food we eat – are among…

Coal Tax Subsidies: A Boon for Kemper

This report sounds the alarm on a lame duck tax deal that could send billions in subsidies to Southern Company’s long-troubled Kemper coal plant in De Kalb, Mississippi.