Spring has sprung! Have you planned your 2023 field research yet?March 28, 2023 | all blogAgriculture certainly doesn’t have an off-season, but the start of Spring is when things really turn up! Soil is thawing, …
A recent lawsuit brought about against the EPA has once again pushed large-scale livestock farms into the environmental spotlight. Long counted as a source of waste and fertilizer runoffs, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are regulated under the Clean Water Act and must discharge waste under federal pollution permits.
While the ECOTOX knowledgebase has been an available tool for some time now, there is a recent focus on New Approach Methodologies (NAM), to characterize hazard or risk without the use of animal testing. With this important push into the future of ecotoxicological research, the ECOTOX database is certainly expected to be a primary resource.
Animal Testing on the Outs?January 18, 2023 | all blog | In 2020, EPA’s New Approach Methods, also known as NAMs, was released with the incentive to reduce the use of vertebrate animal testing (US …
From Droughts to Floods: California’s Wacky WeatherJanuary 18, 2023 | all blog | In our September newsletter (The Current), we visited the Southwest of the United States and saw the dire need for reductions in …
This New Year was 30 years in the making!January 18, 2023 | all blog | Paul Barboza, CEOA happy new year to you all! I hope you celebrated the start of 2023 safely and in …
Mistletoe: environmental villain or holiday facilitator of love?December 12, 2022 | all blog | Amy RitterThe myth and story worlds would have us believe that the mistletoe plant is magical. A Hollywood holiday staple, it’s …
The holidays mean it’s time for cover crops.December 12, 2022 | all blog As the winter season is upon our doorstep in the northern hemisphere, everyone begins to prepare for the chilly weather. Whether it …
Global decline of insect populations: data gaps and the push for everyone to get involvedOctober 25, 2022 | all blog | Jennifer CollinsOver the past two decades, reports of localized and global decline in insect …
Shedding Daylight on SunscreensJune 21, 2022 | | all blog | Authors: Nikki Maples-Reynolds, Scott Dyer, and Raghu Vamshi As summer gears up and our thoughts turn toward sunny days at the beach–and ways to …
