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"From ‘organic’ to ‘regenerative,’ certain terms can have a halo effect so bright it’s blinding. But are you really eating as virtuously as you think you are? Use this guide to separate spin from substance."
"In Oregon's high desert, a more than 10,000-year-old lake is drying up. That doesn't have to happen. Summer Lake hosts millions of migratory birds annually, but its water is being diverted to farms."
"The Biden administration on Monday announced a $500 million grant program to improve energy efficiency in public schools."
"A draft now being debated, which must be completed by July 5 and ratified in a national vote before September, would recognize the climate crisis and guarantee the rights of nature and animals."
"A historically intense April cold snap has descended on Europe, with temperatures plummeting to 20 to 30 degrees (11 to 18 degrees Celsius) below normal. The record-breaking cold has triggered harsh frosts, shocking early-blooming plants and crops in several countries."
"Scientists are probing the secrets of the inner core—and learning how it might have saved life on Earth".
"The U.N. climate science panel publishes its final report in the current assessment cycle on Monday, and this time will focus on ways of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, although the consensual nature of the reports means it could steer away from the most dramatic warnings."
"The one-two punch of nasty wildfires followed by heavy downpours, triggering flooding and mudslides, will strike the U.S. West far more often in a warming-hopped world, becoming a frequent occurrence, a new study said."
"Tiny bits of plastic have infiltrated the deep sea’s main food source and could alter the ocean’s role in one of Earth’s ancient cooling processes, scientists say."
"January-March was driest such three-month period in San Francisco since records began during Gold Rush".
"New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump."
"A first-of-its-kind sanctuary has been created offshore of Everett, where 2,300 acres of state tidelands have been put off-limits to development for 50 years."
"Sagar Island in India's Sundarbans delta has been the destination for climate refugees from neighboring islands. Now it too is succumbing to rising sea levels."
"The Sierra Club’s board election has become a fight over not just the racial legacy of its founder but also the future of the club’s structure and mission."
Jubilee Market in Waco, Texas, took a rundown convenience store and created a resource – for food and jobs – that serves the community".
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