The most frightening epidemic since AIDS?
Journalist Maryn McKenna slaps that label on MRSA -- a strain of staph and also one of the most common bacteria on the planet. MRSA has grown resistant to almost all the antibiotics used to treat infections every day.
After 15 years on the market, and constituting 80 percent of soybeans, corn and cotton grown in the U.S., we still know remarkably little about genetically engineered (GE) crops; and some of what we do know is cause for alarm.
A new commentary published today in MinnPost (by IATP President Jim Harkness and Population Action International board member Thomas Lovejoy) asks Congr
Agriculture is everywhere: sustainable food in China, free trade and food security in West Africa, and flooding in the Iowa river valley. And, what are the USDA and Department of Justice workshops on concentration in agriculture really all about?
The Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program announced today its certification of a Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (MA DCR) group to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards.
A fungal disease attacking Douglas-fir trees along the Pacific Northwest coast is intensifying and may be linked to a warmer climate and extensive planting of Douglas-fir on logged tracts, new Oregon State University research suggests.The Oregonian
DNR technician Pete Schaefer used a chainsaw to remove ash trees on a state wildlife management area near Swan Lake in Nicollet County. State and federal agencies say trees are detrimental to grassland-nesting birds such as pheasants, ducks and some songbirds. Keeping trees at bay is a constant battle, officials say.The Star Tribune
