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Water shortages in the west increase as a megadrought dry up rivers, streams, and reservoirs. We must balance human demand with environmental health.
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Lease Auction Falls Short
Despite the unconscionable and horrifying behavior of Donald Trump and his supporters in Washington. D.C. this past week, another important event transpired deserving our attention. In one of Trump’s last gasp efforts to thwart environmental protections in the Arctic, the Bureau of Land Management executed his bidding and a decades-long GOP wet dream of opening up the vast coastal plain of the Arctic National …
Read More »The Move to Keep Fossil Fuels In the Ground
To keep fossil fuels in the ground requires treaties like the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and the will of nations to act.
Read More »Melting Glaciers are Climate Change’s Canary In the Coal Mine
Glacier melt is the canary in the coal mine of climate change. A New Zealand study found that it is “very likely” that climate change caused the melting of 10 glaciers in New Zealand’s South Island. The researchers discovered that glacier loss was at least six times more likely to occur due to climate change since 2011 and 10 times more likely since 2018. …
Read More »Pesticide Use Affects People of Color the Most
Pesticides disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color. Over 700,000 farmworkers in California, mainly people of color, live and work in areas barraged by toxic chemicals. They experience more acute pesticide poisoning cases than any other part of California’s population. Take glyphosate as an example. Commonly called Roundup, glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the U.S. The World Health Organization classifies …
Read More »23 Attorneys General Respond to Trump Administration’s Changes to NEPA
On Aug. 28, 23 attorneys general sued the White House to block changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that would make it easier to launch major projects with less environmental review. NEPA, originally enacted in 1970, is a cornerstone of modern environmental law. The act forces government agencies to review the potential impact of major industrial and construction projects, like power plants, …
Read More »The Link Between Factory Farms and Racism
Factory farms produce meat from large numbers of animals housed in close quarters in confined spaces. Not only is it harmful to animals and human health, but also tied to racism. A Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) is a large scale animal agriculture operation with over 1,000 animal units, which equates to 1,000 beef cattle, 700 dairy cows, 2,500 pigs weighing over 55 pounds, …
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