Environment & Pollution
As TVA coal ash spill cleanup drags on in Tennessee, other states find tainted water seeping from landfills holding dumped residue
By Bill Poovey
The Associated Press; The New York Times 2010-03-05
Study: Water tainted with common corn field weedkiller - but within EPA drinking water standards - can change frogs' sex traits
By David A. Fahrenthold
The Washington Post 2010-03-02
Farmers in quandary about turning methane-belching manure to power because "dairy digester" adds to smog problem
By P.J. Huffstutter
Los Angeles Times 2010-03-01
Food Safety
US pays $152 billion yearly for food-borne illness; cost includes medical services, deaths, lost work, disability
By Elizabeth Weise
USA Today 2010-03-03
Newly patented sugar-derived epoxy lining could replace bisphenol A in can linings
By Rory Harrington
nutraingredients.com/Decision News Media 2010-03-04
Study: Water tainted with common corn field weedkiller - but within EPA drinking water standards - can change frogs' sex traits
By David A. Fahrenthold
The Washington Post 2010-03-02
"Food-integrity and humane-handling whistleblowers should not have to rely on an undercover video investigation in order for USDA supervisors to take their disclosures seriously."
Farm/Food Bill
New definition of poverty notes that food is smaller share of poor families' costs and includes food subsidies
By Amy Goldstein
The Washington Post 2010-03-03
India's agriculture decline, soil degradation from subsidized chemical fertilizer overuse undermines its ambitious positioning
By Geeta Anand
The Wall Street Journal. (may require subscription) 2010-02-23
21-part package in Science probes obstacles to achieving global food security, causes and effects of hunger, and promising solutions
Science Magazine 2010-02-12
Hunger & Food Security
Special fund to aid Mexico's poorest, smallest-scale farmers now subsidizing families of notorious drug traffickers, agriculture minister, other officials
By Tracy Wilkinson
Los Angeles Times 2010-03-07
Hope rises for endangered bluefin tuna with Obama's support of ban on international trade, but Japan is against measure
By Bryan Walsh
Time magazine 2010-03-04
In Chile, most earthquake-ready country, growing desperation over slow delivery of emergency water, food
By Alexei Barrionuevo and Marc Lacey
The New York Times 2010-03-02
International
Special fund to aid Mexico's poorest, smallest-scale farmers now subsidizing families of notorious drug traffickers, agriculture minister, other officials
By Tracy Wilkinson
Los Angeles Times 2010-03-07
Hope rises for endangered bluefin tuna with Obama's support of ban on international trade, but Japan is against measure
By Bryan Walsh
Time magazine 2010-03-04
In Chile, most earthquake-ready country, growing desperation over slow delivery of emergency water, food
By Alexei Barrionuevo and Marc Lacey
The New York Times 2010-03-02
Labor
Deal to save Everglades more about benefits for U.S. Sugar after state officials make decisions against needs of Everglades, taxpayers
By Don Van Natta Jr. and Damien Cave
The New York Times 2010-03-07
Opinion: With 70 percent of antibiotics fed to healthy livestock, they're ineffective for sick people; we are brewing a perfect pandemic
By Nicholas D. Kristof
The New York Times 2010-03-07
Opinion: As Congress weighs options for child nutrition, it must guarantee implementation of Institute of Medicine school food guidelines
By Ann Cooper
The Washington Post 2010-03-05