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There are about 8,700 lawsuits pending against Monsanto, by people who allege that exposure to Roundup weedkiller is responsible for their cancer. Most of the people behind these lawsuits have stor…
Read moreCalifornia, the world’s fifth-largest economy, has elected Gavin Newsom as its 40th governor. Newsom has pledged to build on California’s[…]
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By now, most everyone knows that the pesticides used by industrial farming operations pollute the air, linger in the soil and turn up on many foods—including Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.Now, a new stu…
Read more7 November, 2018 – Science knows that ocean warming is occurring. A big challenge now is to work out how quickly the temperature is rising.
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Read moreStatement from EDF President Fred Krupp “Last night the American people voted to put a check on the excesses of[…]
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The passage of Proposition 12 in California creates a bright-line legal standard that prohibits the confinement of egg-laying hens, pigs used for breeding, and calves raised for veal in cages or crates so small that they are essentially immobilized for their whole lives. Photo by iStockphoto
The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund take on the big fights: the ones that have the greatest long-term impact for the most animals. On Election Day, we prevailed once again with two decisive and historic victories, one for . . .
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The EPA released its annual data from large emitters, called the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). It is not a[…]
Read moreAn article published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology demonstrates that it is possible to create reliable maps that[…]
Read more24 October, 2018 − We’re using more and more raw materials to build the world anew: our demands will almost have doubled by 2060. That’s bad news for the climate.
The post Doubled raw materials use is climate risk appeared first on Climate News Network.
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Around the world, humans produce an estimated 1.3 billion tons of plastic waste, a number that is set to increase to 2.2 billion by 2025. In countries such as Ecuador that have limited garbage collection services, some of this plastic waste inevitably ends up back in the oceans or on beaches, where it has the potential to harm and human health.
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