Ways to Restore and Protect Threatened Bee Populations
From supporting farmers to citizen science, communities are working to protect these vital pollinators. Read more at The Huffington Post.
Environment
Pesticides and a Public Health Crisis
The human microbiome is of vital importance to human health yet it is under chemical attack. Read the article at Counterpunch.
Want to Do Something About Climate Change? Follow the Money
Chase Bank, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Bank of America . . . read the article at The New York Times.
The Plastics Pipeline
A surge of new production is on the way – read it at Yale e360.
Against Recycling
Our growing waste problem is driven by corporate excess, not irresponsible consumer choices. Read more at Jacobin Magazine.
Hotter, Higher Seas
Extreme floods will worsen without urgent and ambitious action. Read the story at Deutsche Welle.
World Doubles Down on Fossil Fuel Investment
Global governments plan to increase fossil fuels by 120% by 2030. Read more at Counterpunch.
The Dismantling of America’s National Parks
Waking nightmare as Trump fills the parks department with anti-public-land sycophants. Read the story at The Guardian.
Big Energy Front Group Launches Push for Troubled Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The Consumer Energy Alliance is pressing for the controversial and legally imperiled Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Read more at Facing South.
The False Promise of Natural Gas
Gas is associated with health and environmental hazards and reduced social welfare at every stage of its life cycle. Read the article at The New England Journal of Medicine.