All posts by Laureen Fagan
One sip can kill: The new battles over paraquat pesticides
Public Eye, the investigative NGO based in Switzerland, calls paraquat the world's deadliest weedkiller.
Biden unveils $2 trillion U.S. infrastructure plan
The Biden plan commits $2 trillion to transportation, energy, housing – and establishing the U.S. as a global leader on climate change.
U.S. scientists look to the moon to save earth’s biodiversity
Scientists in the U.S. are working on a biodiversity “lunar ark” to store seeds on the moon more safely than the Svalbard Seed Vault does.
COVID crisis sparks sustainable health innovation
Simple O2 ventilators that don't need electricity are on their way to Nigeria and India, while their inventors are up for the Africa Prize.
California firm upcycles fire hoses used in fighting wildfires
Tons of discarded fire hose used to fight California wildfires are used to make products and keep materials out of the landfill.
Fence study shows dingo’s role in desert biodiversity
Australia's Dingo Fence is visible from space. Now researchers say the dingo's role in protecting desert biodiversity is too.