
In June of 1995, E Magazine, the online home of The Environmental Magazine, featured Colette Chuda on the cover with the provocative title, "What Killed Colette Chuda?". E Magazine provided in-depth coverage of the toxin-cancer link, and drew awareness to the danger toxins pose to children's ……

My e-mail inbox was flooded on April 10, 2009 with copies of a New York Times op-ed arguing that pigs running around outside have “higher rates” of Salmonella, toxoplasma, and, most alarming, trichina than pigs raised in factory farms. Th……

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Perfect for a school lunchbox or for an afternoon snack, these “mini dogs” are bite-size franks cleverly baked in their own cornbread “bun.”

Reversing a decade-old decision, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it plans to require pesticide manufacturers to disclose to the public the inert ingredients in their products……

I will openly admit I love cheese puffs, cheese curls, pretty much any kind of baked cheese snack - the more neon in color, the better……

Top Tips Ever wonder how to re-use or recycle the overwhelming amount of stuff we all seem to accumulate? Wonder no more. Check out How Can I Recycle This, an amazingly informative blog that discusses how to reuse or recycle almost anything. Seriously, they cover everything from potato pe……

QUESTION: I have a bed wetter who sleeps in a twin size bed. I know you've discussed this before, but I can't afford a wool mattress pad……

Like most moms, I love a good pampering session. I spend so much time caring for my family that the brief (and far too few) moments I take to indulge in my own well-being are relished mini-vacations. Previously, I’d pop over to Target and pick up products that had just the right scent. ……

“You have a lot to live up to” said Paul Barth, one of my friends from the Sierra Club/ECOS holiday party late this December. He……

Maybe I’m really late to the game on this DIY, but I was so proud of myself a few nights ago when I made my own bread crumbs. It seems so obvious – bread is naturally crumby and the dryer is gets, the crumbier it gets. Voila! Bread crumbs. St……

Homes are filled with so many wonderful things – memories, cherished possessions and cozy furnishings, just to name a few. But appearances aren’t always what they seem. Behind all the trappings of a happy home can lurk a health threat that can make a home anything but sweet. It……

On Thursday December 17, while the world was waiting to learn if talks in Copenhagen would produce a plan to keep the planet from heating up any further, the EPA made a flame retardant announcement of its own: Within three years - by the end of 2013 - the two U.S. producers and the largest U.S……

At a recent speaking engagement, a mother ran up to me. Excited and nearly tackling me, she announced, "I just have to tell you, I read Healthy Child’s new book, and honestly, your advice helped me save my son’s life!" Her son, only 18-months-old, had constantly battled asthma. Si……

Most of us have houseplants, but have you ever considered growing edibles indoors? Better yet, how about growing delicious, organic produce? Forget the gardener’s woes of winter’s inhospitality. Forget the city-dweller’s complaints about the confines of yard-less living. Ther……






















