How a cooperative run by the formerly incarcerated is reshaping Chicago’s food industry
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.
Humpbacks, endangered for the last 25 years, are returning in record numbers
“2021 has been a banner year for female humpbacks coming into the Salish Sea with new calves.”
Just 36 companies drove half the world’s climate-altering emissions in 2023: New report
Released today by the Carbon Majors project, the list is dominated by coal, cement, and oil producers.
At least 2% of U.S. public water systems are like Flint’s – Americans just...
More than five years after Flint’s water crisis first hit the news, the city has successfully lowered the lead levels in its...
Japanese Hunters Evade Sea Shepherd, Kill Hundreds of Whales
The whalers expanded their hunting grounds in the Southern Ocean to make it difficult for the environmentalists to intercept them.
Science advisory boards see major cuts and controversial changes under Trump administration
“From what I have heard from members of the EPA who are still there, the idea the best thing is to keep your head down.”
GOP tax law bails out fracking companies buried in debt
“You all just got a lot richer.”
Open letter from scientists to world leaders: Stop using bioenergy from forests to generate...
“The best thing for the climate and biodiversity is to leave forests standing—and biomass energy does the opposite.”
Puerto Rico faces ‘apocalyptic’ conditions: Humanitarian crisis grows for 3.4 million US citizens
“All the infrastructure has collapsed. Everything we had before the hurricane is beyond reach.”
Doomsday clock moves to 100 seconds before midnight due to threats of nuclear war...
"We ask world leaders to join us in 2020 as we work to pull humanity back from the brink."