Bill to Block Mandatory GMO Labeling Advances in Senate
D.C. dysfunction at its finest: Committee passes law that an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose.
Montreal Makes Plans To Ban All Plastic Water Bottles
Montreal announces plan to ban all water bottles, corporations announce plan to fight the ban.
German Environment Agency Finds Increase of Glyphosate in Urine Since 2001
In 2001 glyphosate was detected in the urine of only 10% of the participants, in 2013 it was present in just under 60% of the test group, and most recently in 2015, it was 40%.
Portland to Be Home to World’s First Vegan Supermarket Chain
Veganz is the world's first all-vegan supermarket chain. By the end of 2016 they will have 14 stores open around the world.
NAACP Teams With Low-Income Children’s Program to Help Parents Too
The partnership is aimed at providing families with the economic opportunities they otherwise aren't afforded.
Russia Bans all Imports of US Soybeans and Corn over Microbial and GMO Contamination
According to the regulator, the corn imported from the US is often infected with dry rot of maize.
‘Nail in the Coffin’: Obama to Halt New Coal Mining Leases on Public Lands
"The only safe place for coal in the 21st century is deep underground—these reforms will help keep more of it there."
Nestlé to be Sued Over Water Groundwater Extraction in California
Three environmental groups are pursuing legal action against Nestlé for continuing to extract groundwater with an expired permit in California during a drought.
Animal Rights Activists Lament India’s Lifting Ban on Bullfighting
The bulls are kept in small enclosures and often given alcohol before they are released and tackled by groups of men.
Sri Lanka Is First Country in the World to Apologize for Its Role in...
"Those elephants were victimized by the cruelty of certain people. But all of human society is responsible. We destroyed those innocent lives to take those tusks. We have to ask for pardon from them.”