Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C – but we can act now to stop it
How people grow food and the way we use the land is an important, though often overlooked, contributor to climate…
A few heavy storms cause a big chunk of nitrogen pollution from Midwest farms
Some effects of extreme weather are visible – like half a million acres of flattened corn in Iowa left behind…
Wildfires force thousands to evacuate near Los Angeles: Here’s how the 2020 Western fire season got so extreme
Two wildfires erupted on the outskirts of cities near Los Angeles, forcing more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes…
Senators Grill ICE and Border Patrol on Immigration Issues | NowThis
SENATE ON MIGRANTS: The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is holding a hearing titled ‘Unprecedented Migration at the U.S.…
Chuck Schumer Speaks About Election Security | NowThis
SCHUMER ON SECURITY: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a press conference on U.S. election security. » Subscribe to…
Chuck Schumer Challenges Mitch McConnell on Climate Change | NowThis
Sen. Chuck Schumer issued a rare public challenge on the Senate floor to the GOP leader: admit for the first…
It’s Time to End U.S. Involvement in Yemen, Says Sen Chris Murphy | Op Ed | NowThis
The U.S. is partly responsible for the worst humanitarian crisis in the world — Senator Chris Murphy says it’s time…
Lab-grown meat and the fight over what it can be called, explained
Lab-grown meat. Cultured meat. Cell-based meat. Clean meat. It’s all the same thing: meat grown from just a few cells…
After 13 Years, Scientists Finally Map the Massive Wheat Genome
In a field at the edge of the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus, half a dozen students and lab…
Senator’s ‘final solution’: Crossbencher slammed after calling for Muslim immigration ban
Queensland crossbench senator Fraser Anning has laid out a radical immigration agenda, calling for a “final solution” plebiscite on which…
How Engineering the Climate Could Mess With Our Food
On June 15, 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines blew its top in an eruption of staggering proportions. It sent…
Book review: A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things
A History of the World in Seven Cheap ThingsRaj Patel and Jason W. MooreVerso 2018ISBN-13: 978-1-78873-213-0Review by John Fullerton Welcome…
Ahed is free, and Palestine must be too
TEARS OF joy were flowing as Ahed Tamimi and her mother Nariman returned to their West Bank village of Nabi…
Indonesia: 86 families fight against new Yogyakarta airport development
Some weeks ago, we reported that the Indonesian government, represented by the State Owned Enterprise PT. Angkasa Pura I agreed,…