The unhealthy secret about the vegan food you’re eating
Switching to plant-based alternatives may be better for the environment but it is not necessarily healthier for you
Switching to plant-based alternatives may be better for the environment but it is not necessarily healthier for you
The rapper, producer, actor and vegan talks about the connections between meat and masculinity, animal welfare and the environment.
The delightful abundance of going vegan.
The General Assembly designated 22 April as International Mother Earth Day through a resolution adopted in 2009, but the roots of the Day go back to the 1970s.
As countries negotiate a landmark agreement to reduce plastic pollution, the industry is fighting a battle over regulations and over its image.
Plastic pollution blocks rivers, chokes oceans and makes its way into the food chain as microplastics. It’s a global environmental crisis, and Small Island Developing States are especially vulnerable, having to cope with detritus washing up on their beaches, as well as the waste they generate themselves.
Floods kill four people and leave thousands scrambling to save their belongings
A bridge in China collapsed during severe flooding on Saturday, 20 April, after several days of major downpours and strong winds. Footage from a security camera showed the structure in Guangdong province collapsing into the river below. Unusually heavy and widespread rainfall has battered the southern province since last Thursday, bringing an earlier start to the annual flooding season that is more typical in May and June. Evacuations of trapped residents were being carried out and 11 people were missing in Guangdong, state media reported.
Heavy storms trigger fears on how the region will cope with future extreme weather events linked to climate change
In a federal complaint, American companies accuse Asian firms of illegally flooding the United States with Chinese-subsidized solar panels.
The White House launched a $7 billion “solar for all” program earlier this week meant to help build 1 million individual systems across the country.
First Solar and six other manufacturers allege that companies in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are dumping solar cells on the U.S. market.
Shadow minister Steve Reed vows to uphold targets on biodiversity loss and protecting land and sea
The power-sharing agreement between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Green Party ended abruptly on Thursday, marking a fresh period of turmoil for the S.N.P.
Humza Yousaf joked about a "breakup" with the Greens after he ended the so-called Bute House Agreement underpinning the Scottish government coalition on Thursday, 25 April. The first minister denied ending the pact because he did not want the Greens to end it first. As a reporter asked him if his decision was "because it is better to do the breaking up yourself than be dumped," Mr Yousaf jokingly responded: “I wouldn’t know." Mr Yousaf removed Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater from the government, and the SNP is set to act as a minority government going forward.
Nature is for everyone. Here’s how to enjoy it, no matter where you live.
In NYC, many wildlife rehabbers see pests as part of a thriving urban ecosystem.
We highlight seven people who changed the way our national park system was created and managed during the past 150 years as we celebrate the 54th Earth Day.
CBS News climate producer Chris Spinder got into the water as sharks circled below. In this producer's notebook, he shares what he learned after a minor, but bloody, injury.
More than 100 nations, including the United States, have agreed to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
Experts believe staying close to the shore helps sharks avoid predators while aiding growth.
Lisa Friedman, who covers climate change, discussed the fight to regulate toxic chemicals found in nearly half of America’s tap water.
The step follows an extraordinary move that requires utilities to reduce the levels of carcinogenic PFAS compounds in drinking water to near-zero.
The Environmental Protection Agency designated two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to promise investors that autonomy is in the company's future even as financials deteriorate.
Several newly-unemployed workers told Io Dodds that the layoffs seemed to strike chaotically, without rhyme or reason, with Elon Musk’s actions resulting in one investor declaring: “Only him and Kanye West have reached this level of people’s distaste”
Tesla is set to release first-quarter earnings on Tuesday following a dismal deliveries report earlier this month.
The administration has blocked a proposed industrial road needed to mine copper in the middle of the state, and has banned oil drilling on 13 million acres in the North Slope.
The Interior Department finalized a rule limiting future oil and gas development across 13 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
The measure elevates conservation in a number of ways, including by creating new leases for the restoration of degraded areas.
Steve Backshall and Liz Bonnin met experts attempting to save the globe’s coral reefs from the effects of climate change
Coral bleaching is evident across 73 percent of the famed marine park, as abnormally high ocean temperatures propel the world’s fourth mass bleaching event.
Rising sea temperatures around the planet have caused a bleaching event that is expected to be the most extensive on record.
BlackRock estimates that the world's green energy transition will require $4 trillion annually by the mid-2030s, calling for more public-private partnerships.
Dutchman led FTSE 100 group’s push into biofuels, hydrogen and renewable power
Southeast Asia saw an uptick in green investments in 2023, with a boost from green data center projects, though funding remains insufficient, says a report.
The UAE continues to reel from floods caused by the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the desert state.
Water still covers some roads around Dubai International Airport, but flights are moving as the UAE bails out from a historic deluge.
At least one person killed as record rainfall caused damage to homes and businesses