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Shift to Vegetarian Diets Is Needed to Save the World, Climate Scientists Say...
By Julia ConleyWhen some of the world's top scientists conclude an international summit in Geneva next week, they are expected to call for a major shift to vegetarian diets around the world in order...
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Why Night Can Be the Most Dangerous Time During Heat Waves
By Brian MastroianniThis has been a summer of scorching, record-breaking heat waves in the U.S. and around the world.Back in June, Germany experienced a searing high of 101.5°F (38.6°C), according to...
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Report: ‘No Evidence That Fracking Can Operate Without Threatening Public...
By Tara LohanIn 2010 when I first started writing about hydraulic fracturing — the process of blasting a cocktail of water and chemicals into shale to release trapped hydrocarbons — there were more...
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How Climate Change Threatens the Criminal Justice System
By Molly TaftIt was long predicted that Houston was unprepared for a hurricane like Harvey, yet the storm caught the city off-guard when it landed a year and a half ago. NoneHarvey dawdled over the...
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Human Activity Caused Latest European Heat Wave, Scientists Say
The latest heat wave that crippled Paris with 109 degree Fahrenheit heat and saw the mercury hit 104 degrees Fahrenheit in the Netherlands and Belgium was caused by humans, according to a new study...
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San Francisco Airport Bans Plastic Water Bottle Sales
If you're looking for a bottle of water in SFO after you've cleared security and rushed to the gate, think again. Yes, hustling through the terminal made you thirsty, but did you pack your refillable...
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Vaping Leads to 14 Hospitalizations in Two States
The number of young people needing hospitalization due to vaping in Wisconsin and Illinois continues to climb after 14 young people in those two states were admitted for breathing problems, health...
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Record-Setting Harmful Algae Blooms in New Jersey's Largest Lake
Less than a week after the official start of summer, New Jersey's largest lake was shut down by state officials due to a harmful algae bloom. Now, well into the heart of summer, Lake Hopatcong remains...
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July 2019 Was World's Hottest Month Ever Recorded
July 2019 was the warmest month globally ever recorded, according to data released on Monday by the European Union's climate change agency.None"While July is usually the warmest month of the year for...
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Top Scientist Quits USDA, Says Trump Admin Tried to Bury Study Linking...
By Jessica CorbettThe exodus of federal scientists in the era of President Donald Trump continued Friday as 62-year-old plant physiologist Lewis Ziska left the U.S. Department of Agriculture "over the...
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11 Health and Nutrition Benefits of Yams
By Cheri Bantilan MS, RD, CDYams (Dioscorea) are a type of tuber vegetable that originated in Asia, Africa, and the Carribean (1Trusted Source).They're often mistaken for sweet potatoes. However, yams...
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This Mayor Puts the 'Conserve' Back in Conservative
By Jeff Turrentine I met Jim Brainard recently on a sunny summer afternoon in Bryant Park, a grassy oasis roughly the size of one square block nestled among the skyscrapers of midtown Manhattan. The...
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Why McDonald’s New Paper Straws Aren't Recyclable
McDonald's ditched plastic straws in the United Kingdom and Ireland last fall and replaced them with paper ones made from recyclable materials. It turns out though the new straws can't be recycled....
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Costa Rica Powered by Nearly 100% Renewable Energy
Costa Rica aims to have net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and if it's energy production in 2019 is a sign of things to come, then it is well on its way to that goal. The small Central American nation...
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A Fourth of the World Is Living Under Extreme Water Stress, Says New Research
One quarter of the world's population are living in areas where the competition for water resources is extreme, according to a new report from the Washington-based global research group World Resource...
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Chipotle and Sweetgreen Bowls Contain Cancer-Linked ‘Forever Chemicals’
Those popular burrito bowls at Chipotle and those takeaway salad bowls at Sweetgreens that see lunch rush lines going out the door and down the block have a dirty little secret, according to an...
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Can You Combine Sheep Farming With Winemaking? These Two Vermont Friends Are...
By Lindsay CampbellThey're an unlikely pair, but Vermont friends Ethan Joseph and Michael Kirk have managed to devise a partnership that combines their two separate working worlds.Joseph, a winemaker,...
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Are Eggs Considered a Dairy Product?
By Adda Bjarnadottir, MSFor some reason, eggs and dairy are often grouped together.Therefore, many people speculate whether the former are considered a dairy product.For those who are lactose...
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Alarming Decline of Insect Population Linked to Toxic Pesticides in U.S....
By Jake JohnsonThe rapid and dangerous decline of the insect population in the United States — often called an "insect apocalypse" by scientists — has largely been driven by an increase in the...
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Some Northern Cities Could Be Reborn as 'Climate Havens'
By Marcello RossiAs extreme storms, flooding rains and devastating wildfires make some parts of the U.S. more challenging to live in, what Americans consider a nice place to call home is shifting —...
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