Canada announces plan to ban single-use plastics
“As early as 2021, Canada will ban harmful single-use plastics from coast to coast.”
The US Constitution may hold the key to solving the climate crisis
Drawing from U.S. case law and legislation, an argument for climate action centered on birthright equity is building momentum.
The animal feed industry’s impact on the planet
The diet of factory-farmed animals is linked to environmental destruction around the globe.
Expanding Agroforestry Project to help farmers and environment
Eligible farmers will be able to participate in the project, which is funded through the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities with $60 million of the $3.1 billion in funding going to agroforestry.
Biden should end the fossil fuel industry’s secret weapon
Using a little-known provision of trade agreements, oil and gas corporations are able to pit their profits against democracies and our climate. It’s time to end the practice.
Agriculture’s emissions from fertilizing ‘continuous corn’ crops fueling climate crisis
The new report, which focused on four Corn Belt states, found corn to be "the most nitrogen-fertilizer-intensive crop in the U.S. and accounts for more than two-thirds of all nitrogen fertilizer use nationwide."
Vote like the planet depends on it—because it does
"We need to have climate justice."
Climate change will make parts of the US uninhabitable. Americans are still moving there.
Research shows that climate damage will wreak havoc on the southern third of the country, erasing more than 8% of its economic output and likely turning migration from a choice to an imperative.
333 Minke whales killed by Japanese fleet
“There is no robust scientific case for slaughtering whales.”
Are hazardous vapors seeping into your home?
The movement of underground contaminants into buildings is attracting increased scrutiny from health experts, advocates and agencies.