Survivors reel in aftermath of 1 of Africa’s deadliest cyclones

“Let me tell you, it is a serious situation. It is a tragedy,” says Paul Turnbull, Malawi Country Director of the World Food Programme. He is talking about the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy, one of the deadliest and long-lived tropical cyclones to have ever been...

Pakistan honey farmers face a climate change crisis

Pakistan is one of the world’s largest honey producers. But honey farmers say that climate change has altered weather patterns, which affects honey bee populations. The industry’s survival is uncertain.

Climate solution: Downsize laundry jugs to cut emissions

Laundry detergent is looking a little different these days. A growing number of companies are making bulky plastic jugs smaller and concentrating the detergent or soap. Without all that water, less fossil fuels are required for transport, because the products are...

Pollution in Brazil’s Guanabara Bay spoils postcard image of Rio

Located beside the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Bay is home to rich biodiversity and represents the livelihood of thousands of fishermen. But over the past few decades, its beauty has been tarnished by daily dumping of sewage, as well as chemical and...

“Residents Sue St. James Parish To Halt Chemical Plants”

“St. James Parish community groups are calling for a ban on new petrochemical plants to halt what they say is a history of racist land use decisions that have concentrated polluting industries in Black neighborhoods, according to a federal lawsuit.”...

Upcycled ingredients help processors advance sustainability efforts

Read the full story in Food Business News. Pet food and treat processors have been using upcycled ingredients — namely in the form of rendered meat byproducts — before it was even a coined term. Upcycling is all about preventing healthful, nutritious foods and...

Conservation Practice Impact on Carbon Sequestration

Download the report. Conservation on working lands provides many ecosystem services talked about frequently. Those include water quality and soil health improvement, wildlife habitat, and reduced operation cost. Not covered as often is the carbon sequestration and...

LISTEN: Robbie Parks on climate justice and mental health

Dr. Robbie Parks joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the need to treat destructive storms, hurricanes and typhoons as public health and justice issues. Parks, a current fellow and assistant professor in environmental health sciences...

Can we fix our failing food systems? Agroecology has answers

Overproduction of cash crops, vast monocultures of chemical-dependent grains and massive animal agriculture operations are putting major stress not just on U.S. farmland — where they’re contributing to soil erosion, groundwater depletion and climate change — but these...

Sea level rise looms, even for the best-prepared country on Earth

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A misty rain blows against my face as I follow Farah Obaidullah along Scheveningen Beach in the northwest part of The Hague. Despite the wind and drizzle, the shoreline feels calm. Gray waves roll into the sand like long, deep breaths....

N.C. reconsiders energy code amid builder opposition

Facing fierce opposition from developers, the panel in charge of North Carolina’s building codes will weigh changes to its proposal for thicker insulation, more efficient lighting, and other energy-saving features in new homes.

Lauded as green model, Costa Rica faces unrest in its forests

Costa Rica has won international acclaim for its initiatives to restore its forests. But those successes are now jeopardized by conflicts over the government’s failure to return traditional lands to the Indigenous people who are regarded as the best forest...

Why Americans should eat more lentils

Pound for pound, raw lentils have more protein than steak. While not as protein-dense once cooked, they pack even more iron than meat, in addition to other vitamins and minerals.

8 things we learned on an EV road trip

In 2019, E&E News took an electric vehicle road trip across the United States to document the state of EVs and charging in America. A few months ago, I took another one to answer a question: What has changed?

Climate change holds risk, but also opportunity

If insurance executives cannot see any projected value created by an environmental, social and governance policy, maybe they need to reconsider their approach, a Bermudian climate risk expert has said.

Carbon credits from award-winning Kenyan offset suspended by Verra

Carbon offset certifier Verra has suspended issuance of credits from an award-winning project in Kenya, Mongabay has learned, after serious questions were raised about its validation and methodology. Indigenous rights advocacy group Survival International released a...

Health dept. seeks Clean Air Fund money amid fiscal turbulence

The Allegheny County Health Department’s Air Quality Program is seeking unprecedented access to the Clean Air Fund, a coffer of nearly $10 million earmarked largely for community-based projects that address Allegheny County’s chronic air quality issues.

Does COVID’s Hybrid Immunity Protect Best?

For many of us, COVID vaccination reduced the severity of illness, but not our becoming infected. We have a hybrid immunity now, tempered by that injectable mRNA of the spike protein and our exposure to real-world COVID. A new study suggests that we, of the hybrid...

East Palestine: Regulations Galore and Still a Failure

Media coverage of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, understandably focused on the personal tragedies of citizens of East Palestine. There was also considerable confusion about the chemicals’ impact on the community’s health. There has been...

Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU)

U.S. EPA’s CRWU initiative provides drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater (water sector) utilities with practical tools, training, and technical assistance needed to increase resilience to climate change. CRWU assists water sector utilities and stakeholders by...

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