The Transition From Traditional to Sustainable Farming Is a Financial Issue
A new briefing by the Global Canopy Programme outlines the struggles that farmers face in the move from traditional to sustainable farming.
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Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Agreement Is Just One of Many Hurdles
There were going to be setbacks no matter which option Trump chose, and it will take years for the consequences of his decision to play out.
Antarctica Is About to Lose an Ice Shelf the Size of Delaware
Warming oceans and intensifying winds are combining to speed decay of coastal ice.
Almost Three Quarters of Brazil’s Population Lives in Its Shrinking Atlantic Forest
Deforestation increased almost 60 percent last year, with the forest losing over 29,000 hectares, a new report says.
Environmental Groups Bring First Lawsuit Against Scott Pruitt’s EPA
The Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Environmental Defense Fund, and other environmental organizations filed the suit to prevent the EPA from suspending Obama-era regulations to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas industry.
How Brazil’s Temer Administration Is Provoking Violence Against Agrarian Reform
The Temer administration and Congress, controlled by the bancada ruralista agricultural lobby, is trashing environmental, indigenous, and social rights.
Trump’s Paris Decision Is a Challenge to Global Governance
In his Rose Garden remarks, the president's emphasis on victimhood and economic primacy shocked Europe—and even echoed early Nazi themes.
Michael Bloomberg Pledges $15 Million to U.N. for Climate Change
American states, cities, and organizations have re-affirmed their commitment to the Paris climate deal since Trump announced that the U.S. will leave it.
Six Points on Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Agreement
Welcome to an increasingly isolated America.