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By Laura Wright Treadway
High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky
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December 6, 2011: The story behind the decades-long effort to create a public park perched atop an abandoned elevated rail line.
And Baby Makes 7 Billion
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September 27, 2011: The world’s 7 billionth person is due to be born next month, into a world ill-equipped to support another consumer. It could be our columnist’s child. Here’s why she’s not feeling guilty about it.
Baby, You Gotta Have Balls
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September 6, 2011: Undescended testicles are among the most common birth defects in the United States. Chemicals that we use in plastics and personal care products appear to be the culprit.
Poison in the Nursery
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July 18, 2011: She asked for the safe stuff. The painters used the wrong brand. So our pregnant columnist takes a deep breath, straps on a respirator, and plunges into child rearing in a toxic world.
Unraveling the Chemicals-Cancer Link Could Help Dethrone the Emperor of All Maladies
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June 28, 2011: In May of 1999, a 52-year-old cardiologist and his 22-year-old daughter sat down for lunch in upstate New York. The man ordered his favorite sandwich, a BLT. They talked about her upcoming college graduation. The man stopped... read more >
Pure Chemistry
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May 26, 2011: Toxic chemicals plague our lives. Now the nation’s leading school of chemistry is teaching a new generation of students the mantra of the future: "benign by design."

Re "Pure Chemistry" (June 9, 2011): Hi, Erica. Thanks for your kind feedback. I found many references to the five regulated chemicals, but you're right, the list is not easy to come by on the web. Our source was Mike Wilson at Berkeley's Center for Green... Read More >
How To Wage War On Food Waste
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May 14, 2011: One-third of all food produced globally -- 1.3 billion tons -- is lost or wasted every year, a new study says. In 2010, OnEarth contributing editor Laura Wright examined her own trash bin and asked how we can all cut back on what we throw out.
How I Found Solace Among the Birds
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February 23, 2011: Even trailer homes and power lines cannot interfere with the profound solace of birding.
Deep Blue Home
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August 26, 2010: A former documentary filmmaker attempts nothing less than a natural history of the entire ocean. Senior editor Laura Wright reviews Julia Whitty's Deep Blue Home.
NRDC: Why Insects Matter
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February 28, 2010: An interview with NRDC's Gabriela Chavarria
Lives of the Trees
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February 28, 2010: An exploration of the history of man's relationship with different trees.
How To Wage War On Food Waste
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February 28, 2010: Add up the losses throughout the food chain, and Americans, on average, waste 1,400 calories a day per person, or about two full meals.
Laura Wright Treadway
A Brooklyn-based journalist, Laura is a contributing editor to OnEarth and former senior editor at the magazine. With degrees in environmental science and geology, and stints at Scientific American and Discover, she's also our favorite science geek.
Also send me OnEarth's newsletter twice a month.