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Going Whole Hog Without Antibiotics

DispatchMissouriBarry Estabrook
Farmer Russ Kremer caught a drug-resistant infection from his own pigs. Now he's raising them right.

Tuna Time Bomb

Explainer
A new study says the mercury levels in tuna are high—and getting even higher.

The Story of Silent Spring

ExplainerUnited States
How a courageous woman took on the chemical industry and raised important questions about humankind's impact on nature.

The Farmer Who Weeded Out Chemicals

DispatchCaliforniaLaura Fraser
Organic farmer Jim Cochran proves that growing nontoxic strawberries isn’t just possible, it’s profitable.

4 Ways to Avoid Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging

How-ToUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

Despite what the industry will tell you, BPA is toxic. NRDC scientist Veena Singla wants it—and its equally poisonous replacements—out of our products.

Californians’ Daily Showers will save 38 Billion Gallons of Water

Press ReleaseCalifornia
SAN FRANCISCO (August 12, 2015) – The California Energy Commission (CEC) today voted unanimous to approve new standards for showerheads that will go beyond the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense performance criteria. The two-tier implementation of new standards will require that…

Killing KXL

NRDC in ActionCanada, Nebraska, Washington, D.C., United States
How an unlikely coalition of environmental activists stopped the destructive tar sands oil pipeline.