Smarter Fishing Technology Gets Big Boost from New Government Rule
The use of smarter monitoring systems that use cameras to track what fishermen are hauling onto their vessels just got[…]
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Genetically Engineered Farm Animals: Regulators Rush to Keep Consumers in the Dark
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If the biotech industry has its way, the meat, eggs and milk on your plate could soon come from genetically engineered farm animals—and without laws requiring these products to be l…
Read moreChina Signals Methane is a New Climate Focus for Curtailing Energy Emissions
As part of China’s 7th annual National Low-carbon Day, Tsinghua University and Environmental Defense Fund announced a new climate partnership[…]
Read moreCanada bans shark finning and shark fin trade
The massive global demand for shark fins has been a primary cause of shark population declines worldwide. Fins from as many as 100 million sharks are traded throughout the world every year. Photo by Shane Gross/iStockphoto
Canada, the largest importer of shark fins outside Asia, has passed a landmark bill that includes measures to prohibit the trade in shark fins nationally as well as finning in Canadian waters. Humane Society International/Canada joined Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and the Canadian Coast Guard . . .
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Bipartisanship and congressional action aren’t words associated with climate change in recent years. But we may be taking steps away[…]
Read moreHorse deaths at Santa Anita underscore need for racing reform nationwide
We shouldn’t be waiting for crisis to strike before acting to ensure the safety of racehorses. Horseracing is in a state of crisis, and we need urgent nationwide reform. Photo by Stan Rohrer/Alamy Stock Photo
The number of horses dying at the Santa Anita racetrack in California since December 2018 has led to widespread concern in the horseracing world and beyond, and prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to call for closing the racetrack until the safety of the horses can . . .
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World leaders can keep more fish in the ocean by ending this one practice
In fishing, money is a strong motivator that can incentivize people to improve practices and fund the management necessary to reduce fishing’s footprint on the natural world. But spending money in the wrong ways can also exacerbate the consequences of overfishing.
Read moreWheeler’s Clean Power Plan rollback misses a huge opportunity for cost-effective pollution reduction
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Read moreEPA gives factory farms a free pass on toxic air emissions
Factory farms confine many hundreds or thousands of animals such as dairy cows or pigs, or millions of smaller animals such as chickens, on each of their properties, causing not only an incredible amount of suffering, but also a staggering amount of urine and feces. Photo by Jim West/Alamy Stock Photo
By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson In an unlawful move, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided to exempt massive factory farms from reporting their toxic air emissions — released from animal waste created by these facilities — to state and local authorities. The rule, . . .
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Second Texas animal rescue response in two weeks saves 150 horses
One of the 150 horses rescued from a property in Texas in an alleged large-scale cruelty case. All the animals have now been transported to a safe, secure location where they are receiving veterinary care and will begin their long road to recovery. Photo by Meredith Lee/HSUS
With many of our Animal Rescue Team members still in Killeen, Texas caring for the nearly 200 cats we rescued there less than two weeks ago in an alleged neglect case, other HSUS responders went to another property in Texas on Thursday rescuing approximately 150 . . .
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