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Lawn Chemicals

The Lawn Chemical Ritual

McKay Jenkins | Posted 06.21.2011 | Green
Read More: Lawns, Environment, Toxins, Health, Gardens, Lawn Chemicals, Chemical Fertilizers, Pesticides, Weeds, Earth Day 2011, Lawn Care, Green News
McKay Jenkins

It's not just our health that suffers from our cultural obsession with lawn chemicals; our environment suffers too. The Chesapeake Bay suffers catastrophic "dead zones" resulting from the excessive nutrients running off suburban lawns.

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Curbing Our Enthusiasm for Perfect Lawns

Juli Charkes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Suburbs, Fertilizer, Environmentalism, Westchester, Lawn, Lawn Chemicals, Chemicals, Green News
Juli Charkes

The need to create a thick mat of civilized green has come at a cost. American soil has become a de-facto dumping ground for chemicals that threaten our health.

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