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Politics Derail Science on Arsenic, Endangering Public Health

But some of the most aggressive lobbying came from two pesticide companies that sell a weed ... Mike Simpson of Idaho. Simpson was one of the Republicans who signed the letter to the EPA administrator ... read more

How politics derailed EPA science on arsenic, endangering public health in central Maine and nationwide

But some of the most aggressive lobbying came from two pesticide companies that sell a weed ... Mike Simpson of Idaho. Simpson was one of the Republicans who signed the letter to the EPA administrator ... read more

Calif. pot dispensaries to close? What federal prosecutors say

A 2008 position paper issued by the American College of Physicians summed up the research ... Should the federal government snuff out medical marijuana - or are federal prosecutors off in the weeds? © ... read more

Inside Reach for the Top’s battle of the brainiacs

Maybe it was the realization that I would be off to university ... “Correct!” says Simpson. Practices run twice a week for two hours starting on the first day of school. It’s a massive time commitment ... read more

Facts, fears and the future of food: Asheville talks about genetic engineering

Studies show effects on beneficial insects and pollinators, not least because of the killing off of plants like ... When Britt refers to weeds controlled by glyphosate, he is referring to genetically ... read more

The Best Art Shows in Seattle This Fall

Off the Walls (Sept 15–16): We miss the Asian Art Museum ... And over the years they've had an incredible roster of teaching artists, including Buster Simpson, Marita Dingus, Mary Anne Carter, Preston ... read more

This Week’s Wedding Announcements

She graduated from Middlebury College and received a master’s degree in global ... which she regularly took along on dates not only to block the sun, but to weed out men put off by her quirkiness. Mr. ... read more

GM - the truth

Studies show separating fields of GM ... There's no evidence that herbicide-resistant GM crops will become superweeds. In one of the largest studies carried out, Mike Crawley at Imperial College, ... read more

Onward Christian Stoners

In fact, studies show that while a majority of Americans (58 percent ... The two intersecting circles that make up the Stoner Jesus Venn diagram—religion and weed—can splinter off into many opposing ... read more

The Comandante’s Canal

Unable to restrain himself, he noted that the Nicaraguans had dreamed of a canal “for hundreds of years, and suddenly a Chinese guy shows up and has a plan ... hierba mala nunca muere, or “weeds never ... read more

How politics derailed EPA science on arsenic, endangering public health

As a direct result of the delay, a weed ... studies in the published scientific literature EPA failed to review for its 2010 draft assessment.” U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, speaks at a campaign ... read more

25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going

Carlo Rotella is the director of American studies at Boston College. Late last spring ... There were less profound reasons too: “In 2012, I’d lost weight, so I wanted to show off my new body and make ... read more