Jon R. Luoma

Sat Jan. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST

Hogging the Air: Polluters Down on the Farm

The EPA is ready to allow factory farms to keep on polluting.

July/August 2004 Issue

Hazardous-Waste Problem: Pentagon Pushes to Exempt Itself from Environmental Laws

Faced with a hazardous-waste crisis, the Pentagon is pushing hard to exempt itself from the nation's environmental laws.

November/December 2003 Issue

Water for Profit

Contamination, riots, rate increases, scandals. From Atlanta to Manila, cities are confronting the true cost of water privatization.

November/December 2002 Issue

Fish or Foul?

Coming soon to a dinner table near you: DNA filet

March/April 2001 Issue

The Ban That Wasn't

The EPA declares a pesticide dangerous to kids -- but leaves it on food and in the fields.

September/October 2000 Issue

Pandora's Pantry

In its rush to approve genetically engineered food, the government ignored warnings from its own scientists about threats to human health and the environment. Finally, the tough questions are being asked.

January/February 2000 Issue

Brain Damage in Children Exposed to Pesticides

The chemical revolution has ushered in a world of changes. Many of them, it's becoming clear, are in our bodies.

July/August 1999 Issue

Jon R. Luoma

Diet for a Dead Planet: How the Food Industry is Killing Us

By Christopher D. Cook. <I>New Press</i>. $24.95.

Hogging the Air: Polluters Down on the Farm

The EPA is ready to allow factory farms to keep on polluting.

Hazardous-Waste Problem: Pentagon Pushes to Exempt Itself from Environmental Laws

Faced with a hazardous-waste crisis, the Pentagon is pushing hard to exempt itself from the nation's environmental laws.

Water for Profit

Contamination, riots, rate increases, scandals. From Atlanta to Manila, cities are confronting the true cost of water privatization.

Fish or Foul?

Coming soon to a dinner table near you: DNA filet

The Ban That Wasn't

The EPA declares a pesticide dangerous to kids -- but leaves it on food and in the fields.

Pandora's Pantry

In its rush to approve genetically engineered food, the government ignored warnings from its own scientists about threats to human health and the environment. Finally, the tough questions are being asked.

Brain Damage in Children Exposed to Pesticides

The chemical revolution has ushered in a world of changes. Many of them, it's becoming clear, are in our bodies.

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