Chris Lindland is well aware that running a non-sustainable business in San Francisco is, at a minimum, out of the question.

He’s also aware that, in this city, it’s impossible to avoid “geek and science culture,” leaving business owners at an inevitable intersection of the nerdy and eco-friendly. Chris knows this, after all, because he’s one of them; in 2009, he founded Betabrand, an online-only provider of sustainable clothing.

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After daytime talk show host Dr. Oz caused what some experts claimed was an unjustified panic over arsenic levels found in apple juice earlier this year, new research supports the TV show host's concerns, prompting the FDA to take a closer look at regulating allowable levels of arsenic in food and beverages.

A new scientific study published in the journal Environmental Research has found that women who regularly drink water that's been contaminated with the most widely used herbicide, atrazine, are more prone to menstrual irregularities and low estrogen levels.