environment

In a historic moment, the European Union has made serious incidents of environmental degradation a crime punishable by imprisonment, setting a global precedent.

Over the last year, the Mediterranean diet has been surging in popularity. It was dubbed “2023’s hottest new diet trend,” and it counts Selena Gomez, Jennifer Aniston, and Penelope Cruz among its fans. It’s often believed to be one of the best diets humans can follow, but is this true? In this guide, we put the Mediterranean diet up against the plant-based (vegan) diet, exploring which is healthier, more ethical, and better for the planet.

Roishetta Ozane would have rather been sitting in a rocking chair at home in Louisiana with her seven-month old grandbaby than standing outside of a multinational insurance company’s office in New York City, surrounded by dozens of police officers, speaking to a rally. 

We’re back with #fiveweeksoffails–a series where we dig into some of the biggest names in fast fashion to help you sort progress from BS. Following our extensive sustainable brand criteria, each brand will receive scores for transparency, maker well-being, and environmental sustainability. We’ll also rate them for DEI and our principles. In order for a brand to be considered sustainable, they need to score at least 50 points.

Japan's financial watchdog is considering obliging companies listed on the top-tier section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to disclose information on greenhouse gas emissions throughout their supply chains.

Snakebites already inflict tremendous suffering across South Asia, where lack of awareness and access to treatment leaves thousands dead or disabled each year. Now, climate change threatens to dramatically worsen this humanitarian crisis.

Hydropower has a reputation for being climate-friendly. Yet building dams disrupts environments and taxes already scarce water resources. Dams even trap rotting vegetation and thus, ironically, emit greenhouse gases. Yet with superpower competition ramping up, and China building dams across the world — including Ethiopia — the environment may just get caught in the middle.

Several of China's largest solar power companies are building factories in the United States, aiming to serve the growing U.S. solar market.

After a torrential downpour, most post-storm damages are impossible to miss: submerged cars, houses torn in half by fallen trees, debris floating through the streets. But in California, extreme weather is also mixing up a soup of rain and disease.

Dr. Zain al-Abidin Aabid, the Deputy Head of the National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA), discussed the impact of climate change in Afghanistan with Mr. Terje Magnussønn Watterdal, the Country Director of the Norwegian Committee for Afghanistan.