PCC Board of Trustees report, January 2015
This article was originally published in January 2015
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- PCC Board of Trustees report, January 2015
Also in this issue
Saving the bees from pesticides linked to Colony Collapse
A growing body of research points to a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids as the main culprit causing CCD. Some cities and nations are banning neonics and garden retailers across the country are feeling pressure not to sell them.
Rice advisory
Consumer Reports scientists have released new guidelines to minimize exposure to arsenic in rice foods. The guidelines are particularly significant for pregnant and nursing women, and children.
Bringing back native shellfish
The Olympia oyster, our only native coastal oyster, is being brought back from the brink. If you’re a fan of the tiny ostrea lurida, you may well have a local conservation group to thank for the fact that the intensely flavorful bivalve still is around.