Thursday, June 18, 2026

Tag: Starbucks

Might Starbucks soon start sharing the bucks?

Baristas in Buffalo are mounting the coffee giant’s most significant union challenge yet.

Fully recyclable paper cups? They exist, but you won’t find them...

Starbucks has made several pledges to produce recyclable cups dating back to 2008—but its cups are still unable to be recycled economically.

Slave labor found at Starbucks-certified Brazil coffee plantation

Investigators have found that laborers on the farm’s coffee plantations were working under degrading conditions and living in substandard housing without sewerage or drinking water.

Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 9, 2018

Trump freezes Obamacare payment program, Starbucks says goodbye to plastic straws, Colorado schools are arming teachers with no state oversight, and more.

Starbucks urged to cut ties with Hong Kong chain that still...

The shark fin trade poses a danger to vulnerable shark species.

Starbucks Brews Up Food Donation Plan to Stop Hunger in America

Leftover panini and sandwiches at the chain’s stores will be taken to local food banks and pantries.

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More than 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits after Trump changes Federal...

Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.

The persistence of ‘Israel First’

Trump’s Middle East record reveals the short life of “America First.”

How agave agroforestry can restore drylands and strengthen climate resilience

The agave-powered agroforestry and livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands and provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands.

The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families

A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.

Report: State textile laws spark massive drop in apparel PFAS levels

"No PFAS, No Problem: Product Testing Reveals Success of CA and NY PFAS Textile Laws" found that 80 percent of tested consumer products are now in compliance with newly enacted restriction.