Author: Hamida Kinge
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“Straight from the Sewer”: Ostara Responds
The CEO of the Ostara company responds to an article by Hamida Kinge about its Crystal Green fertilizer. (keep reading…) -
Not Just Another Bedbugs Story
Bedbugs are everywhere – including in what seems like every other news story. But experts say journalists are missing the boat. (keep reading…) -
From a Tiny Town, A Cautionary Tale for Environmental Advocates
A New Mexico jury finds a community organizer guilty of defamation against a chemical company. Some activists perceive it as a SLAPP suit, and some law experts believe the verdict may have a chilling effect on environmental advocacy. (keep reading…) -
Industrial Evolution
Nowhere is Brooklyn’s industrial past more evident than in the Gowanus Canal, which the EPA has just named a Superfund site. Hamida Kinge interviews Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Tia Lessin about the designation’s impact on the neighborhood where she works. (keep reading…) -
Curb That Smog
Hamida Kinge interviews the American Lung Association’s Janice Nolen, who weighs in on the E.P.A.‘s recent efforts to impose limits on a persistent, dangerous urban nemesis: smog.
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New York Has a Drinking Problem
Environmental columnist Hamida Kinge looks at two threats to New York State’s drinking water—liquid gasoline in Long Island, and radioactive Marcellus Shale upstate—and wonders whether the state is doing enough to keep toxic water out of the tap. (keep reading…) -
Change is Tasty
Hamida Kinge reports from The Feast, a social innovation conference in New York City that brought together ambitious philanthropists and entrepreneurs from a number of industries to talk about their goals, beliefs and “a ha!” moments. (keep reading…) -
Don’t Trouble the Waters
Hamida Kinge on how emissions-lowering technology at U.S. coal-fired power plants has led to serious water pollution problems—and what the EPA is doing about it. (keep reading…) -
When the Funk Hits the Sand
Hamida Kinge on a new report that details the precarious situation at American beaches, where contaminants have caused more than 20,000 closings. (keep reading…) -
Penny Pinchers
A new law proposed by the EPA to dramatically lower toxic ship emissions close to the nation’s coastlines only costs consumers pennies. Tipping Point columnist Hamida Kinga asks what took the feds so long to propose it. (keep reading…) - Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 >
