--- title: Elizabeth Grossman / CivilEats.com | TIME description: Elizabeth Grossman is a Portland, Oregon-based journalist specializing in environmental and science issues. She is the author of Chasing Molecules, High Tech Trash, Watershed and other books. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Scientific American, Environmental Health Perspectives, Yale e360, High Country News, Washington Post, TheAtlantic.com, Salon, The Nation, and Mother Jones. She is a frequent contributor to Civil Eats, a daily news source for critical thought about the American food system and the James Beard Foundation’s 2014 Publication of the Year. canonical: https://time.com/author/elizabeth-grossman-civileats-com/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Elizabeth Grossman ## Elizabeth Grossman Elizabeth Grossman is a Portland, Oregon-based journalist specializing in environmental and science issues. She is the author of _Chasing Molecules_, _High Tech Trash_, _Watershed_ and other books. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Scientific American, Environmental Health Perspectives, Yale e360, High Country News, Washington Post, TheAtlantic.com, Salon, The Nation, and Mother Jones. She is a frequent contributor to [Civil Eats](http://civileats.com/), a daily news source for critical thought about the American food system and the James Beard Foundation’s 2014 Publication of the Year. ## Elizabeth Grossman *  Aug 25, 2015 ### [The Downside to the FDA's Trans Fat Ban](https://time.com/4007985/fda-trans-fat-ban/) The new law will make labeling more confusing and make way for more environmentally destructive palm... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Apr 7, 2015 ### [What a Massive Spinach Recall Teaches Us About Food Safety](https://time.com/3774505/food-safety-spinach-recall/) Questions remain since the E. coli outbreak in spinach 9 years ago [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Mar 24, 2015 ### [Study Links Widely Used Pesticides to Antibiotic Resistance](https://time.com/3756870/pesticides-antibiotic-resistance/) Glyphosate, 2,4-D, and dicamba found to affect bacteria in ways that could promote resistance to com... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Feb 25, 2015 ### [The Food Ingredient That Could Be Messing With Your Gut](https://time.com/3722809/emulsifiers-guts-fat/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Feb 5, 2015 ### [Eating Organic Produce Exposes You to Fewer Pesticides, Study Says](https://time.com/3697030/organic-food-fewer-pesticides/) It might seem obvious, but there hasn’t been a great deal of science to prove it—until now [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jan 15, 2015 ### [How Plastics From Your Clothes Can End Up in Your Fish](https://time.com/3669084/plastics-pollution-fish/) The key remains in your washing machine [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Dec 30, 2014 ### [Meet Nanosilver—The Tiny Pesticides In Your Food Products](https://time.com/3650160/nanosilver-pesticides-epa/) The EPA got sued for failing to regulate these particles [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Nov 18, 2014 ### [The Surefire Way To Eat Healthier](https://time.com/3590474/cooking-healthier/) Why cooking cuts calories [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Nov 12, 2014 ### [Plant-Based Diet Is Best for the Planet, New Science Says](https://time.com/3581094/plants-science-healthier-diet-best-climate/) Alternative diets could, if widely adopted, reduce global agricultural greenhouse gas emissions [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Oct 22, 2014 ### [Why Receipts and Greasy Fingers Shouldn’t Mix](https://time.com/3531776/bpa-receipts-fast-food/) “The chemicals used to make hand sanitizers, soaps, lotions, and sunscreen degrade the skin’s abilit... 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