News in Brief A New Report Documents the Plastic Industry’s Carbon Footprint Here's what some cities, states, and countries are doing about it. Leah Dunlevy
Environment White Americans’ Food Choices Are Contributing Disproportionately to Climate Change A new study finds that more greenhouse gases are emitted producing the typical diet of a white American than that of a Hispanic or African American. Tom Jacobs
Environment Tourism Leads to Way More Emissions Than Previously Thought And the industry's share of global emissions is only expected to grow. Kate Wheeling
Field Notes Issue #59: October 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Letter From Portland, Oregon: In Search of a Greener Future for the Weed Industry Will the environmental impact of cannabis balloon as legalization sweeps across the country? Julia Rosen
News in Brief A Tenth of the Earth’s Wilderness Is Officially Gone And—not surprisingly—humans are mostly to blame. By Madeleine Thomas (Photo: Kurt Thomas Hunt/Flickr) In just 20 years, a… Pacific Standard Staff
Social Justice Can Sports Environmentalists Aid in the Fight Against Climate Change? Can sports teams muscle environmentalism into the mainstream? Brian J. Barth
Environment Could Carbon-Labeling Products Help the Environment? Not unless the labels are designed better, new research argues. Nathan Collins
Environment Green Habits Stay Home on Vacation People who are environmentally responsible in their everyday lives seem to cast aside their green habits when traveling for leisure, a study notes. Melinda Burns
Environment Oregonians Embrace Ethos of Reducing Consumption Nonprofit finds that 88 percent of Oregonians surveyed agree that reducing consumption is a good thing. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice Environmental Footprints May Produce Backlash New research suggests being informed of one’s environmental footprint can have the opposite of the intended effect. Tom Jacobs