Read the full story at Phys.org. As farmers battle in their above-ground war on weeds, they may inadvertently create underground casualties – unintentionally attacking the
Day: November 1, 2017
How Much Nitrate Is in Rural America’s Water?
Read the full story in In These Times. On July 26, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) announced the launch of the their Tap Water Database:
Regreening the Planet Could Account for One-Third of Climate Mitigation
Read the full story at e360. Planting trees, restoring peatlands, and better land management could provide 37 percent of the greenhouse gas mitigation needed between
Announcing the Transform Toxicity Testing Challenge Stage Two Winners
Scientists from EPA, NCATS, and NIEHS/NTP are using high speed, automated screening technologies called high-throughput screening (HTS) assays to rapidly test whether some of the
JRC Publishes NANoREG Toolbox for the Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials
Read the full post at the Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog. The European Commission (EC) Joint Research Center (JRC) has published the NANoREG Toolbox for
This startup is creating biodegradable fabric from methane-eating bacteria
Read the full story in GreenBiz. Humans have been employing worms to spin silk yarn for almost 5,000 years, so the idea that we can
