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Photo: Courtesy of Wildlife Madagascar My niece Debra Erickson is embarking on a fantastic, challenging project. Debra’s founded a group […]
Environment
What to do about ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water, as tests show millions more are exposed
More than 11 million additional people have the toxic “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals known as PFAS, in their
As the U.S. is fooled – again – by con man Donald Trump, get ready for a bumpy, four-year ride in your financial life
The American people are being conned a second time by Donald Trump, probably the greatest con man in American history,
Vote for consumer protection and positive policies for everyday Americans on Nov. 5
Photo: Gage Skidmore If you haven’t voted yet, vote for Kamala Harris for president on Tuesday. It’s so concerning when
Today is World Lemur Day
Photo: Courtesy of Wildlife Madagascar One of my favorite people on earth, my niece Debra Erickson, is embarking on a
The joys and challenges of the fall garden
We plant them in the spring, water them all summer, and then it’s fall harvest time. The joys I’m experiencing
New studies show evidence of the dangers to health of chemicals in food
It’s a clear memory. Plastic was becoming widely used in packaging for food. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration didn’t
Did you know Texas has created a separate court system to hear corporate cases?
The lengths to which Republican governors are going to create fiefdoms in which they can carry out their conservative ideas
Which states have the most invasive plant species?
My daughter Mona is a Ph.D. botanist. When she was in the ninth grade she said she was going to study horticulture and be a botanist. Mona loves plants. Whenever we go on vacation, she “botanizes,” checking out the plants, bushes, and tree and identifying them. When she was in the middle of doing her doctoral thesis on cape ivy, we took a trip to Spain and Portugal.