New report ranks 17 major US food manufacturers on their actions to reduce growing...
The report was conducted by As You Sow and found General Mills, Lamb Weston, Del Monte, and PepsiCo to score the highest when it came their actions to reduce the growing risk of pesticide use.
New initiative aims to mobilize the restaurant industry to fight climate change
Restore California will fund farmers to switch to regenerative agriculture practices.
The fossil free research movement is taking universities by storm
Fossil Free Research launched earlier this year and aims to build on momentum from the successful fossil fuel divestment movement at universities in the U.S., U.K. and beyond.
New study names modern pollution a major cause of premature deaths worldwide; US ranks...
"Pollution is an enormous and poorly addressed health problem."
A million extinctions eclipsed by one royal grandbaby
Mainstream media gave more time to the royal baby’s birth in the week he was born than to all stories about the climate crisis in all of 2018.
Why we need slow solutions to solve our water problems
A new book explains why “Slow Water” projects can help us tackle our climate, water and biodiversity crises.
The GOP climate push that mostly leaves out climate
House Republicans introduced a new climate agenda that promotes fossil fuels and speculative technologies, while leaving out real emissions reduction targets.
Global deforestation increased in 2023, report finds
If deforestation emissions were represented as a country, they’d be the fourth biggest emitter behind China, the U.S. and India.
Scientists find bacteria that eats plastic
Pseudomonas bacteria are part of a family of microorganisms known for its ability to withstand harsh conditions, such as high temperatures and acidic environments.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Nebraska farmers return land to Native American tribe, Parkland students join Chicagoans to march against gun violence, audio recordings of children separated from their parents at the border, and more.