Environment Archives – Page 8 of 10

Assault Risk Rises in Jammed Post-Katrina Homes

By Suzanne Batchelor ● Crime & Law ● June 22, 2006

As the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina nears, crowded post-storm housing conditions worry police and advocates about rising risks of domestic violence and sex assault. A Louisiana project is preparing a report on preventing disaster-related violence.

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Women at Center of Consumer Eco-Push

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● June 19, 2006

Women buy most home products and predominate as activists in schools and churches. That makes them central to a new consumer-style push for eco-friendly products and policies.

EU Debates Chemicals; Rapes Plague Border Migrants

By Elizabeth Dwoskin ● Politics ● May 6, 2006

Pregnant Bellies Auctioned as Ad Space on eBay

By Anju Mary Paul ● Employment ● March 19, 2006

A St. Louis baby’s birth was just sponsored by a Web company that will place video clips of the delivery on its Web site. In other eBay transactions, women have accepted payment to let a casino tattoo its logo on their pregnant bellies.

In Kenya, Nomadic Women Hit Hard by Drought

By Masha Hamilton ● Politics ● March 12, 2006

A widespread drought has East Africa in its grips and aid agencies warn that food supplies are running short. Among the nomadic herders of Kenya, women are the hardest hit as men leave them behind to search for food and water.

Tests of Women’s Hair Find High Mercury Levels

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● March 5, 2006

Researchers at the University of North Carolina asked volunteers to buy testing kits to measure the mercury in their hair. Findings released last month indicate mercury contamination may be more widespread than previously believed.

Microfinance Mends Lives Washed Away by Tsunami

By Chandani Jayatilleke ● Uncategorized ● December 20, 2005

From cultivating paddy fields to starting chicken farms, women in a remote region of Sri Lanka devastated by the Asian tsunami a year ago are using tiny amounts of financing to make extraordinary recoveries.

Pakistan Theater Renovates as Women’s Hospital

By Laura J. Winter ● Uncategorized ● November 25, 2005

For two years, a burned-out theater in Islamabad was dark. Now, the theater’s owner has transformed it into a private care center for 60 paralyzed women who were injured in October’s massive earthquake.

Castillo’s 9th Ward House Will Never Be Home Again

By Juliette Terzieff ● Commentary ● November 13, 2005

Michelle Castillo’s life was washed away by Hurricane Katrina. Now, after visiting the wreckage of her former house in the Ninth Ward, she knows New Orleans will never be home again.

Women Lead Demand for What’s Really Organic

By Kristin Bender ● Employment ● April 25, 2005

Women, the primary shoppers in 8 out of 10 households, are increasingly reaching for organic food. As the demand increases, women are also leading the debate over what is organic and pushing for stricter norms.