This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melissa Troutman, who co-founded a local muckraking publication and also works for the environmental nonprofit Earthworks, knew that fracking waste could be radioactive and toxic, so she filed a complaint with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Western U.S. appears headed for another dangerous fire season, and a new study shows that even high mountain areas once considered too wet to burn are at increasing risk…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When most people think about good design, they might think of an Eames lounge chair, an iPhone or Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture. Harmonizing functional perfection with a clean and timeless…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During a panel discussion organized by Food Tank, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), experts discuss what it will take…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hurricane Laura blew up quickly as it headed for the Louisiana coast, intensifying from a tropical storm to a major hurricane in less than 24 hours. By the time it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As advocates, we try to answer the question of how we can do the most good for farm animals. I think one of the most powerful forms of evidence we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Life is improving for millions of animals in the US. Pigs are being freed from crates, and laying hens are being liberated from their cages. Progress is on the horizon for broiler…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has hit many households hard, but perhaps none more so than those who have struggled to access and afford water. Falling behind on water bills, lower-income households and communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The global auto industry has begun a historic shift from gas- and diesel-fueled cars to electric vehicles. President Biden’s infrastructure plan seeks to speed up this transition by requesting billions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The researchers examined more than 170 published studies and analyzed the influence of systemic inequalities on ecology and evolution. The paper in Science calls on the scientific community to focus on environmental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the study in Nature Climate Change, scientists quantified the costs of climate change impacts and of death and illness from air pollution. They found that concrete production causes about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Kominek family farm is a green expanse of hay and alfalfa in northern Colorado. The family has planted and raked crops for half a century, but as yields declined…