Tag: environment
The scary new math of factory farm waste
Factory farms are exempt from reporting requirements under the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Now a new tool can provide solid evidence of the environmental harm they can cause.
The Defense Department is worried about climate change – and also...
Yet with few exceptions, the U.S. military’s significant contribution to climate change has received little attention.
Fenced in: A surprising threat to coral fish and biodiversity
Massive traditional fish traps called fish fences catch hundreds of types of fish – many before they’re old enough to reproduce.
US annually uses 388 million pounds of potentially fatal pesticides banned...
Eighty-five pesticides currently in use across the country have been banned or are in the process of being phased out in the three nations, in large part due to their harmful impact on human health or the environment.
Exclusive: Enbridge is behind this front group pushing the company’s Line...
Enbridge has provided the group with funding, public relations, and a variety of advocacy tactics.
DNC will not host climate-specific presidential primary debate and plans to...
"The DNC is silencing the voices of Democratic activists, many of our progressive partner organizations, and nearly half of the Democratic presidential field, who want to debate the existential crisis of our time."
Britain just went nearly three weeks without coal, a new record
"2018 was our greenest year to date, and so far, 2019 looks like it has the potential to beat it."
If corporations have rights, so does nature
A whopping 61 percent of Toledo’s voters said “yes” to recognizing legally enforceable rights for the natural world.
Global rebellion to Save Our Planet
“The greatest threat to the Earth is thinking someone else will save it.” The responsibility is ours; politicians and governments are complacent,...
As natural gas infrastructure decisions loom, Massachusetts Gov. Baker invests in...
“Since the governor is weighing in on major projects designed to boost the gas industries in the state, it is not at all appropriate for him to invest personally in the same sector that he may develop, with tax dollars."
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New study finds $1 trillion worth of food waste generated per year globally
The study is a global estimate on food waste at retail and consumer levels and helps to provide "guidance for countries on improving data collection and suggests best practices in moving from measuring to reducing food waste."
Arizona abortion rights face crucial test as Governor Hobbs repeals century-old ban
This legislative change, which has been long sought by advocates, sets the stage for a November ballot measure that could further secure abortion rights in Arizona.
The distortion of campus protests over Gaza
Did the right weaponize antisemitism to distract from Israel's war?
Biden faces criticism over condemnation of pro-Palestinian campus protests
The president's portrayal of these protests as violent and lawless has not only stirred controversy, but may also deepen the rift between him and many progressive constituents.
How the Constitution fails to protect the environment
The absence of clear and broad constitutional authority to protect the environment limits the scope of federal environmental law.