Articles by Tom Laskawy
A 17-year veteran of both traditional and online media, Tom Laskawy is a founder and executive director of the Food & Environment Reporting Network and a contributing writer at Grist covering food and agricultural policy. Tom's long and winding road to food politics writing passed through New York, Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, Florence, Italy, and Philadelphia (which has a vibrant progressive food politics and sustainable agriculture scene, thank you very much). In addition to Grist, his writing has appeared online in The American Prospect, Slate, The New York Times, and The New Republic. He is on record as believing that wrecking the planet is a bad idea. Follow him on Twitter.
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Risk to kids from toxic pesticides may be underestimated, study finds
A new study sheds light on the murky topic of childhood pesticide exposure.
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Canola gone wild! Uh-oh, transgenic plants are escaping and interbreeding
Scientists have found novel strains of canola, genetically modified to resist multiple pesticides, that are growing wild along North Dakota roads.
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School lunch reform act creeps toward passage
The "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act" has passed the Senate. But time is running out.
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Study links 'Western diet' with ADHD in kids
Australian scientists find that a diet high in processed foods and meat is associated with an increased risk of ADHD for kids.Yet another reason to eat those veggies.
