Environmental News

By 2030, the planet's population is expected to reach 8.5 billion, and countries worldwide will need to rethink their food systems to feed more mouths. As climate change threatens the global food supply chains, governments will be required to increase the efficiency of food production. New...

Meat and dairy products only provide the world with 18 percent of its total calories, yet require 83 percent of the planet's available farmland to produce. Animal agriculture's massive greenhouse gas emissions and widespread deforestation are major threats to the planet, especially within the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Now, new research revea...

Major sports stadiums generate approximately 35,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year, but the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle is striving to do better for the planet. This week, the eco-conscious stadium announced a partnership with Impossible Foods that will make the world's most sustainable arena even more environmentally friendly. ...

About 85 percent of the world's population is experiencing the damaging effects of climate change, and the United Nations has made it clear that governments need to enact policies to effectively slow down environmental disasters. One solution is plant-based eating, and this week, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to adopt the Plant-Based Treaty –– a pledge expanding on the Paris Agree

Meat and dairy products require 83 percent of the planet's farmland and produce just 18 percent of the world's calories. Animal agriculture is contributing to the worsening climate crisis, threatening food insecurity worldwide. But new research s...

Just when you think you're eating a healthy dish of whole grains like oatmeal or whole wheat bread, we now learn that much of the crops like wheat, corn, and soy that are grown in America have been sprayed with a controversial chemical, glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, that has been tied to cancer. An $11 billion cla...

The climate crisis is here, evidenced by dramatic new weather patterns. About 85 percent of the world's population is already experiencing the dangerous effects of climate change, and record-breaking monsoon rains have wreaked havoc in Pakistan, reaching rainfall levels three times more than the average. This wee...

Rock climber by choice and billionaire by chance, founder and ex-majority shareholder of Patagonia Yvon Chouinard has just given away his company to save the planet he loves from the climate crisis. This month, the begrudging business magnate made a historic decision to transfer his ownership of the company to the newfound Patagonia Purpose Trust devoted to upholding the company's values and the H

Weather and climate change hit home this summer and over the past two years as nearly half of the United States experienced extreme weather, including heat waves, floods, wildfires, and drought. Yet despite the preponderance of the evidence that climate change is upon us, the Federal government has been slow to enact legislation that would curb carbon emissions and pollution that contributes to th

Nearly 80 percent of terrestrial species live in forests, and the world experiences its sixth mass extinction mainly due to agriculture. With nearly 8 billion mouths to feed, agricultural industries have rapidly expanded to keep up with the growing population...