Monsanto faces hundreds of new cancer lawsuits as debate over glyphosate rages on
The biotech giant refutes the classification and insists that glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer.
The rich, the poor and climate change
The environmental crisis is a great deal more serious, it is the challenge of the age and demands a coordinated global response.
The Yurok Tribe is using California’s carbon offset program to buy back its land
n January, the Yurok Tribe in California bought a 40-acre farm. Located next to an elementary school and the tribe’s Head Start program,...
$83 billion West Virginia petrochemical deal with China on skids due to trade war,...
The deal would be worth more than the total gross domestic product of West Virginia, which was $76.8 billion in 2017.
Coors becomes largest US beer brand to replace plastic rings with sustainable alternative
“So we’re eliminating plastic rings from our packaging, starting this year and finishing by 2025."
Progressive Briefing for Friday, September 14
15 groups account for nearly all dark money, Trump claim Democrats rigged hurricane death toll, Bezos commits fraction of $163B fortune to help homeless, and more.
One major way we can reduce the suffering of animals raised for food
Veterinarians have an opportunity to uphold medical ethics—and give the nation’s factory-farmed animals a small bit of mercy when they are killed.
Why the migrant caravan story is a climate change story
The harshest impacts of climate change are reserved specifically for the poor, the marginalized, the displaced, and in this case, the unauthorized.
Trump administration auctions off 150,000 acres of public land for fossil-fuel extraction
Despite the fact that the federal government's own report shows that oil and gas production on public land contributes significantly to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the Trump administration continue to push on expanding its use.
Biotech corporation withdraws permit for mass release of GE mosquitoes
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced the withdrawal of the permit that would have released billions of genetically engineered mosquitos throughout agriculture communities across the state.