Friday, August 15, 2025

It’s time for an urgent intervention in the food system ruining our climate

The Farm System Reform Act would provide a real solution to addressing the climate impacts of industrial agriculture.

Plastic pollution in waterways likely to more than double by 2030, poses dire threat...

"This assessment provides the strongest scientific argument to date for the urgency to act, and for collective action to protect and restore our oceans from source to sea."

US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services becomes multi million-dollar federal wildlife-killing program

"The Department of Agriculture needs to get out of the wildlife-slaughter business."

EU moves to ban 10 most harmful single-use plastics

The directive was praised by environmental organizations.

India and the future of the planet

India’s economic and energy production model is not a threat to the world, but it is a threat to India itself, particularly its most marginalized people.

New report details fracking’s ‘widespread and severe harm’ to health and climate

"From a public health perspective and a climate perspective, stopping fracking is imperative."

Conservation groups urge EPA to update list of toxic pollutants

The petition urges the agency to address the various categories of toxic pollutants that have been linked to cancer and many other health and environmental concerns.

Is fracking causing cancer in Pennsylvania? New letter demands an investigation

"This ongoing public health crisis calls for immediate action."

Inequality and climate change: the rich must step up

"The responsibility to cut carbon emissions must be shouldered by the highest-income countries, and by the most privileged social groups in certain emerging and developing nations."

Record-breaking heatwave throughout Europe increasing the desire for climate change action

Temperatures have soared to historic highs in many Western European towns this last week. Countries like Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and...