Environment

An artificial tree has to be reused for 10 to 12 years to match the footprint of a natural tree that is composted at end of life.

“This makes electric cars toxic. For both people and the planet.”

There has been a 29 percent increase in cattle farms with 5,000 or more cattle since 2012, and a 17 percent increase in the largest chicken farms.

With our already slim chances of avoiding “dangerous” global warming, the science suggests we can’t afford to leave food and farming off the negotiating table.

"Great to see less plastic bags in our oceans, but we need the government to put an end to the use of all avoidable single-use plastic by 2025."

Megacorporations tend to dominate food contracting with schools and other large facilities in America. In Chicago, Black formerly incarcerated people are prepping locally sourced meals for schools, nursing homes and transitional housing facilities.

To prevent overpopulation and overgrazing, hundreds of Bison are slaughtered every year at Yellowstone National Park.

Alabama is currently in a massive drought and is vulnerable to wildfires, making these events all the more dangerous.

New legislative efforts to ban plastics are important, but a recent court ruling in Texas reminds us that enforcing existing laws is a crucial part of the plastics fight.

If adopted, the proposal would essentially ensure that coal and nuclear plants in regions encompassing most of the country continue to run even where they are too expensive to compete in the energy market.