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The School Environmental Protection Act (SEPA)

A new bill that would provide a minimum national standard to protect kids by reducing pesticide use in their places of learning.

'Tis the Season...for in District Outreach

Margaret Krome of the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute explains why this is the season to meet with your delegates. Courtesy of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC).

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: Composting for Healthy Plants

What to do with all those leaves? They're compost gold. Easy tips for starting your own pile.

Tug of War

2011's story of environmental groups, chemical companies, and the battle for science.

Sink or Swim

if you were on a ship that was sinking, would you climb in a lifeboat and start rowing, or would you throw the lifeboat overboard to lighten the load? This seemingly easy-to-answer question has given Congress a hard time in the form of ‘What to do with sustainable agriculture programs now that the economy is failing?’