Catherine Zandonella
Science Writer

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Articles on Environmental Health

As science editor for National Geographic's The Green Guide, Catherine has written extensively about the links between the environment and health:

Grass Roots: Easy Organic Lawn Care
How to have a beautiful lawn without harming the planet.
July/August 2007

Breast Cancer: It's Not All In The Genes
An update on what we know about the causes of breast cancer.
October/November 2007

Rediscovering the Clothesline
An intimate look at the joys of line-drying.
March/April 2006

Katrina's Toxic Legacy
Five years out from the tragedy, researchers are starting to piece together the story of how floodwaters stirred up and moved around these toxic heavy metals.

Our Sprawling Health Problems
Sprawl exacerbates a host of health problems, but can we make the suburbs more livable? (NRDC's Simple Steps, October14, 2009)

Neglect at Your Own Risk: Your Thyroid and Environmental Toxins
FEW of us give much thought to the thyroid gland, but this exquisite gland is uniquely vulnerable to toxins...(NRDC's Simple Steps, October 7, 2009)

	Katrina's Toxic Legacy Five years out from the tragedy, researchers are starting to piece together the story of how floodwaters stirred up and moved around these toxic heavy metals.
	Our Sprawling Health Problems Sprawl exacerbates a host of health problems, but can we make the suburbs more livable? (NRDC's Simple Steps, October14, 2009)
	Neglect at Your Own Risk: Your Thyroid and Environmental Toxins FEW of us give much thought to the thyroid gland, but this exquisite gland is uniquely vulnerable to toxins...(NRDC's Simple Steps, October 7, 2009)

Our Sprawling Health Problems Sprawl exacerbates a host of health problems, but can we make the suburbs more livable? (NRDC's Simple Steps, October14, 2009)