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."
PFAS found in 65% of private wells sampled in Pennsylvania
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) conducted a three-year study with data provided by citizen scientists on the levels of PFAS “forever chemicals” in 167 private wells in the state.
The globalized, industrialized food system is destroying the world—we urgently need to support local...
Our food system is linked to an economic system fundamentally biased against what’s good for people and the planet.
Why we need environmental justice at the heart of climate action
The Global South and communities of color in Global North countries disproportionately face harms from climate change, writes Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate in her new book, A Bigger Picture.
We’ve breached Earth’s threshold for chemical pollution, study says
Many thousands of human-made chemicals and synthetic pollutants are circulating throughout our world, with new ones entering production all the time —...
Another major city bans single-use plastic bags
“It’s a fantastic first step to a larger zero-waste mentality.”
Saving the bumblebee starts with changing our farming practices
We are the cause of the bumblebee decline—and the solution.
Fracking 101: What you should know
Modern fracking emerged so quickly, faster than its impacts were understood.
Pipeline 150 miles from Dakota Access Spills 176,000 gallons of crude oil into nearby...
Cleanup of this spill may last until spring.
Failed action on the climate crisis makes resistance imperative
It is this reality that is spurring people around the world to take action in the growing global climate emergency movement.