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News & Articles By Divina Ramirez
06/21/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Common food additive in ultra-processed foods no longer considered safe by the European Food Safety Authority
Titanium dioxide, an additive found in over 3,000 ultra-processed foods, can cause DNA damage and mutations, reported a recent study by a panel formed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Published in May in the EFSA Journal, the review assessed hundreds of studies on the infamous food additive. The panel couldn’t determine a safe level of exposure to titanium dioxide, which led them […]
06/04/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Scientists find toxic “forever chemicals” in home fertilizers made from sewage sludge
Many home gardeners buy compost or fertilizers to improve the quality of their soil. Unfortunately, some home fertilizers made from biosolids – nutrient-rich, organic materials derived from sewage sludge – contain alarmingly high levels of “forever chemicals,” or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Those are the findings of a recent report by scientists with Ecology Center, a nonprofit environmental advocacy […]
06/03/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Scientists turn food scraps into construction material stronger than concrete
It turns out, scraps from fruits and vegetables make for durable building products. Japanese researchers from the University of Tokyo discovered how to turn food waste into robust construction materials that retain their edible nature. Vacuum-dried, pulverized seaweed, cabbage leaves and orange, onion, pumpkin and banana peels were used to make materials that were at least as strong […]
05/21/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Nearly three-quarters of California slips further into “extreme” drought, worsening food production supply lines
California dealt with an intense wildfire season that scorched about 10 million acres in 2020. This year, it looks like the state is in for another crisis in the form of extreme drought conditions. In fact, the Golden State’s drought conditions went from bad to worse in just a month. Warm temperatures last month melted most of […]
05/17/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Pesticides are harming vital soil organisms, experts warn
Agricultural pesticides pose a grave threat to organisms that play an important role in maintaining soil health. These are the findings of a study published Tuesday, May 4, in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland in cooperation with two environmental organizations, the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of […]
05/10/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
80 Groups blast US for interfering with Mexico’s bans on glyphosate and GM corn
Mexico plans to ban genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate by January 2024. And agrochemical giants operating in the United States where Mexico gets over a quarter of its corn are not happy about it. Emails revealed companies like Bayer AG, along with U.S. officials, are pressuring Mexico to drop the ban. In a letter sent Thursday, April 29, […]
04/23/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Indigenous communities are tackling food security and protecting the environment by saving seeds
The Wuhan coronavirus pandemic has upended the global food supply chain, revealing a fragile global food system strained in large part by agrochemical companies’ privatization of seeds. But at the same time, it’s also showed how seed banks can help combat hunger in times of crisis. Indigenous seed banks, in particular, may have a key role to play in […]
04/21/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Installing solar panels on farmland could change how we generate power and produce food
Harnessing massive amounts of clean and renewable solar power requires land. To note, the push for solar power has been met with opposition in some places, with farmers and environmentalists fighting to preserve farmlands than convert them into sprawling solar power stations. But it doesn’t have to be just one or the other. According to Greg Barron-Gafford, a […]
04/20/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Pesticide “ghosts” can haunt organic farms for decades
Most commercial crops grown around the world are treated with pesticides. But some farms are now switching to organic practices to avoid the risks that pesticides pose to human and environmental health. However, new research shows that past pesticide use can still “haunt” fields that have long been converted into organic farms. Published recently in Environmental […]
04/20/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
More than half the world’s agricultural land is at risk of pesticide pollution, experts warn
New research revealed that 64 percent of global agricultural land is at risk while 31 percent is at high risk of pesticide pollution due to the widespread use of pesticides. According to the research published in the journal Nature Geoscience, Asia had the most land at risk with 1.9 million square miles – mostly in China, Japan, Malaysia and the […]
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