EDF cites “unprecedented opportunity” to improve NE fishery after Carlos Rafael crimes
On March 15th, Environmental Defense Fund called on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to take advantage of an[…]
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Citizens unite in Cape Town’s water crisis
15 March, 2018 – With Cape Town’s water crisis so bad that its taps may soon run dry, Capetonians are working together to avert a shared disaster.
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Read moreActivists make a splash on Capitol Hill advocating for international conservation funding
Activists from around the country assembled on Capitol Hill for WWF’s Lobby Day 2018 to persuade lawmakers to maintain the amount of funding the United States government provides for international conservation programs.
Read moreFood & Farm Act: Our Best Hope for Healthy Food, Farms and Soil
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You’ve heard it said before: No Farms, No Food.
But let’s not forget: No Soil, No Farms.
A few years ago, the United Nations warned that on average, the world ha…
UN forest project ‘does more harm than good’
14 March, 2018 – A UN forest project is fuelling conflict over land, threatening local people and failing to slow deforestation, researchers say.
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Read moreA path to leadership: Food packaging product stewardship considerations released
Last week, we spent two days at a Chemical Watch food packaging conference with manufacturers and suppliers trying to better[…]
Read moreHalf of plant and animal species at risk from climate change in world’s most important natural places
Up to half of plant and animal species in the world’s most naturally rich areas, such as the Amazon and the Galapagos, could face local extinction by the turn of the century due to climate change if carbon emissions continue to rise unchecked. Ev…
Read moreToo little, too fast: EDF comments raise numerous concerns with EPA’s proposal to expand use of a toxic chemical
Last month EDF blogged about our request to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend the illegally and unreasonably short[…]
Read moreOrganic Consumers Association and Handsome Brook Farm Announce Settlement of Legal Actions Concerning Pasture-Raised Eggs
Handsome Brook Farm and the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today announced that they have resolved a consumer-protection action OCA filed against Handsome Brook in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on August 29, 2016, concerning Hands…
Read moreUSDA abandons rule on higher welfare standards for animals raised under organics label
The rule prohibited cruel practices like “tail docking” of cattle and transporting animals too sick or injured to endure the journey. Photo by iStockphoto
Despite strong public support for the measure, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has killed a rule that established clear and meaningful protections and higher animal welfare standards for farm animals raised under the organics label. The USDA delayed implementation of the rule three times before yesterday’s announcement that it would formally withdraw the rule. This . . .
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