SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco will now require large chain grocers to provide information about the antibiotic use associated with each line of raw meat sold in their stores. The “Right to Know” ordinance, authored by Supervisor Jeff Sheehy, seeks…
Carbon dioxide and other climate-wrecking pollutants are warming the planet to stressful new highs, and many of the crops on which we depend are suffering as a result.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has just signed into law legislation that gives the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) the power to prevent the siting of anchorages in the Hudson River. This bipartisan legislation is a major…
EPA oversight and regulation of toxic chemicals has slackened since Nancy Beck, a recent chemical industry executive, took charge, and the New York Times has amassed alarming evidence of this in a story by Eric Lipton.
WASHINGTON D.C. (October 24, 2017) – Nearly two-thirds of Americans are now facing increased extreme heat days, according to a new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently proposed that American consumers further subsidize certain power plants (essentially, coal and nuclear power plants) by paying them billions of dollars to stockpile 90 days worth of fuel onsite. This proposal hinges on the…
The aviation industry represents the transportation sector with the fastest growing greenhouse gas emissions. It is also not regulated under the 2015 Paris Agreement. Yet, it has set commendable goals to shrink its carbon footprint.
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Dr. NK Kim and Kim Molnar came up with an innovative plan, first by developing a recipe for a nutritious spaghetti sauce using the fresh tomatoes and a handful of other simple ingredients.
A new NRDC mapping analysis being released today shows that the summer heat of today simply isn’t like summers of the past, for many communities across the United States.
Not enough attention is being paid to two wholly unnecessary, risky and costly proposed natural gas pipelines that could impact the environment and quality of life in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia for decades to come. But there’s plenty…
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