Ambassador Says Equatorial Guinea Has Reached Major Development Goals

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Equatorial Guinea’s United Nations permanent Representative, Anatolio Ndong Mba, said last week that the country has achieved some of its major development goals by eradicating malaria in more than a third of the population, and making significant improvements in the country’s infrastructure, education and public health. Moving the country toward a…

Washing Away the Fields of Iowa

New York Times Published May 6, 2011 To an untrained eye, the fields of Iowa have a reassuring solidity. You cannot tell that the state has lost half its topsoil in the past century. According to a new report from the Environmental Working Group, Iowa’s soil is washing away at rates far higher than anyone…

Nation’s Pediatricians Call on Congress to Protect Kids from Toxic Chemicals

CONTACT: EWG Public Affairs: 202-667-6982; leeann@ewg.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2011 Washington, D.C. – U.S. pediatricians are putting their considerable muscle behind the calls for Congress to overhaul a failed federal law that has exposed millions of children, beginning in the womb, to an untold number of toxic chemicals. In its statement, Chemical-Management Policy: Prioritizing…

While Energy Policy Falters, Plastic Bag Laws Multiply

Andrew Curry For National Geographic News Published May 3, 2011 This story is part of a special series that explores energy issues. For more, visitThe Great Energy Challenge. Archaeologists at work in the Egyptian desert call them “desert blossoms.” Beleaguered city dwellers refer to them as “urban tumbleweeds.” Flimsy, translucent, and so cheap to produce they…

LA Bans Plastic Bags

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a measure to ban plastic bags at grocery stores and other shops in unincorporated Los Angeles County areas. The goal of the ordinance is to get people to use their reusable bags. It applies to grocery stores, drug stores, liquor stores and convenience stores. Customers would no…