Study Shows Intersex Fish in Missouri River
Columbia Environmental Research Center scientist Donald Tillitt has found sturgeon in the Missouri River with both male and female sex organs. While the...
Corn for Fuel or Corn for Food?
Corn is a food that is essential to almost everybody, because it is found in important products such as medicine, cleaning supplies, and,...
Asthma and Air Pollution
Sammy could feel her chest tightening. Suddenly, she realized that she could no longer breathe. What had started out as a normal school...
Location of Proposed Landfill Causes Debate
Despite opposition from local environmental groups concerned that the development of a 400-acre coal ash landfill at the Labadie Power Plant, located 45...
The Carter Carburetor Building: Health Hazard
This is a special SciJourner investigative report written by Marquise Middleton with additional help from Toni Stovall. Carter Carburetor, once one of...
Trash Factory
In Lake Orion, MI, General Motors (GM)has retooled their car factory to maximize efficiency. According to motortrend.com, low energy lighting, thinner paint layers...
Wanna Save the World? Don’t Wash Your Jeans
People worldwide are “going green”. But for everyday teenagers, finding a way to help preserve the environment can be very difficult. One easy...
Check Your Home for Radon
Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas, and, according to the EPA, is the primary cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers, resulting in...