All Forms of Life Are Sacred
Just because animals are cognitively different from us, why is it people's belief that they have lesser moral value? Using them is the ultimate problem—it does not matter how well we treat them.
Plants are going extinct up to 350 times faster than the historical norm
Modern plant extinction rates that exceed historical rates by hundreds of times over such a brief period will spell disaster for our planet’s future.
In their own words: The dirty dozen documents of big oil’s secret climate knowledge
Science historian Ben Franta unpacks some of the most critical documents exposing what the fossil fuel industry knew and when they knew it.
How deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humans
Given the evidence, it is clear humans need to balance the production of food, forest commodities and other goods with the protection of tropical forests.
Scientists are developing greener plastics – the bigger challenge is moving them from lab...
Without supportive government policies, innovative plastic alternatives will have trouble crossing the so-called “valley of death” from the lab to the market.
Bipartisan climate bill highlights forest restoration, conservation
"The window of opportunity for bipartisan climate action opens wider every day."
First wolf sighted in Belgium in 100 years was likely shot with her cubs
Naya made wildlife history when she became the first wolf to be spotted in Belgium for more than 100 years in January 2018.
US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to award millions for port improvement projects
$580 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund 31 port improvement projects in 15 states and one U.S. territory.
Three states petition EPA to classify PFAS compounds as hazardous air pollutants
North Carolina, New Jersey and New Mexico petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating PFAS “forever chemical” air emissions.
The climate threat posed by right-wing populism’s rising tide
European nationalists are not excited about the Paris Agreement.