Organic Plot

A UN study has found that climate change increases exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heightens their toxic effects on humans and the environment.

PBDE Flame Retardants and Triclosan Found in Tests Conducted for the Food Rights Network (FRN)

An organic compound found in red wine - resveratrol - has the ability to neutralize the toxic effects of proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to research led by Rensselaer Professor Peter...

An organic compound found in red wine - resveratrol - has the ability to neutralize the toxic effects of proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to research led by Rensselaer Professor Peter...

A non-profit public health group says many of the non-organic fruits grown in South Carolina, such as peaches and strawberries, have high levels of pesticides in them. But farmers and experts in the...

Nairobi — Water quality in sub-Saharan Africa is on the decline. Most water resources have unacceptable levels of toxic substances -- heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants and biological contaminants,...

Food fight! At noon today, the Organic Consumers Association (an online grassroots effort dealing with "crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health,...