Thursday, August 21, 2025

The key to feeding the world? It’s healthy soil

Conventional farming practices that degrade soil health undermine humanity’s ability to continue feeding everyone over the long run.

GMO crops, bee-killing insecticides to be banned on Boulder County-owned land

“Let’s acknowledge: This is not an easy issue; it‘s not a simple one.”

Life after Standing Rock

“The U.S. government is wiping out our most important cultural and spiritual areas. And as it erases our footprint from the world, it erases us as a people."

World’s first plastic fishing company wants to rid the oceans of pollution

The technique has utilized thousands of littered plastic bottles.

Chemical spill closes four Lake Michigan beaches

Health groups are pushing for federal regulators to set national drinking water standards.

Pentagon sued over Gitmo cancer outbreak

“Defendants took no steps to protect military commissions personnel from the risks associated with the carcinogens found at Camp Justice.”

Court orders EPA to close loophole, factory farms required to report toxic pollution

“This safeguard isn't just about protecting the environment; it's about making entire communities safe for the people who live in them.”

Nonprofit groups sue Monsanto over deceptive Roundup labeling

The groups are asking for equitable relief on behalf of the general public.

How a judge scrapped Pennsylvania families’ $4.24M water pollution verdict in gas drilling lawsuit

For many living along Carter Road, this coming summer will mark their ninth year living without access to a regular supply of clean drinking water – and still the legal battle stretches on.

What is it like to live without running water? Detroit families know

A recent study predicts that in the next five years, more than one-third of Americans will not be able to afford their water.