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The Biden administration has defended Trump’s pesticide decisions

07.12.2021

Johnathan Hettinger

Can a streamlined set of safety guidelines ease the stress of indoor dining?

05.04.2021

by H. Claire Brown

Op-ed: We now know Trump’s EPA interfered with science on the destructive herbicide dicamba. It’s time for Biden’s EPA to act.

04.06.2021

by Bill Freese

The egg industry grapples with a grim practice: chick culling

03.25.2021

by Jonathan Moens

America’s drinking water is surprisingly easy to poison

03.18.2021

by Peter Elkind + Jack Gillum / ProPublica

DOL watchdog: OSHA’s virtual inspections during pandemic likely led to dangerous workplaces

03.04.2021

by Sky Chadde

The pandemic has accelerated a water debt crisis for households unable to pay their bills. Families fear water shutoffs are coming

02.01.2021

by Jackie Botts

Foodborne diseases kill thousands of Americans each year. Tracing food with genetically engineered spores could help.

01.19.2021

by Niko McCarty

Sesame may finally get official recognition as one of our most common allergens

11.23.2020

by Sam Bloch

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