"Seeking Food Ingredients That Aren’t Gene-Altered"
"Food companies big and small are struggling to replace genetically modified ingredients with conventional ones."
Source: NY Times, 05/27/2013
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"On the Front Lines of Food Safety"
"MOSS LANDING, Calif. — With piles of fresh strawberries beckoning consumers at markets and stores this season, an alliance of a major retailer, fruit growers and farm workers has begun a program to promote healthy produce and improve working conditions."
Source: NY Times, 05/27/2013
"Antibiotics in Livestock Raising Concerns Up the Food Chain"
"While Sam Spitz's friends were loading up on pizza for lunch, the Whitney Young High School sophomore opted for a chicken Caesar salad."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 05/27/2013
"Inside A Tart Cherry Revival: 'Somebody Needs To Do This!'"
"Some fruits, like apples, you can find anywhere. But others have gotten a little bit lost in today's global food business."
Source: NPR, 05/27/2013
"You Need Phosphorus to Live—and We're Running Out"
"Industrial farming has played a part in sucking this critical element out of our soil."
Source: Mother Jones, 05/27/2013
"Press Sees Chilling Effect in Justice Dept. Inquiries"
"President Obama’s conciliatory gesture toward the press this week — a review of Justice Department investigations involving journalists — struck some national security reporters as closing the door after the sources have already bolted."
Source: NY Times, 05/27/2013
"U.S. Groundwater Consumption Accelerating"
"RESTON, Virginia -- Aquifers across the United States are being drawn down at an increasing pace, finds a new study released today by the U.S. Geological Survey."
Source: ENS, 05/27/2013
"Texas Prohibits Nearly 70% of Its Counties From Having a Fire Code"
"Victoria County, a little slice of the Texas chemical coast, has nearly 39 million pounds of concoctions that can poison and nearly 11 million pounds that can catch fire."
Source: Dallas Morning News, 05/27/2013
"Experts Gather To Discuss Electro-Smog"
"MONTREAL — You won’t hear alerts about this kind of smog. It’s called electro-smog and groups worried about the growing use of devices emitting radio frequencies — including cellphones, wireless home networks and smart hydro meters — say it should be taken more seriously."
"On Saturday, they brought medical experts to a Montreal environmental fair to raise awareness about the potential adverse health effects of the radio frequencies.
Source: Montreal Gazette, 05/27/2013
"Apparently Roach-Related Asthma Compounds Misery"
"Snap on the lights at Janet Brown's North Philadelphia house and see the roaches scatter."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 05/27/2013
