Over a half-million Americans live near oil refineries with high levels of a cancer-causing...
More than a dozen U.S. oil refineries released the potent carcinogen benzene in 2020 at levels high enough to require action under...
Federal Appeals Court orders EPA to ban toxic pesticide Chlorpyrifos
“This ruling is a huge victory for children and communities across the country who will finally be spared by needless poisonings and lifelong learning disabilities.”
California officials shed light on Nestlé taking millions of gallons of public water
“These are people who just want to make money, but they've already dried up the upper Strawberry Creek and they've done a lot of damage.”
Walmart announces landmark pollinator health policy to protect against pesticides
The pollinator health policy will "source 100 percent of the fresh produce and floral we sell in our in-store produce department from suppliers that adopt integrated pest management practices, as verified by a third-party, by 2025."
‘We need to act now’: Study reveals glaciers melting at unprecedented pace
“A doubling of the thinning rates in 20 years for glaciers outside Greenland and Antarctica tells us we need to change the way we live,” the study’s lead author said.
Bill allowing 90 percent of Idaho’s wolves to be killed passes House and Senate
“Conservationists stand ready to compel an Endangered Species Act listing if viable wolf populations aren’t sustained in the face of these heavy-handed new methods.”
Sustainability trends that will change 2021
We need to improve sustainability since our future survival relies upon it.
Who’s to blame for the lawbreaking and habitat destruction in US fisheries
We disrespect the Earth’s oceans at our own peril.
Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers
With concerted efforts and investments, they could be expanded to achieve a pace and scale that will help address climate change.
Marine microplastics are now invading the atmosphere, study finds
But there is something else lurking in the air we depend upon: tiny pieces of plastic.