The James Webb Space Telescope was launched into space yesterday, and with it, astronomers hope to find the first galaxies to form in the universe.
Read more...McDonald’s continues to dodge meaningful movement on climate change policies, which would require a big shake-up of its beef dominant product mix. Meanwhile, three supermarket chains have dropped Brazilian beef suppliers over deforestation concerns.
Read more...Following a federal court decision blocking Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, some hospitals have suspended their vaccine requirements.
Read more...“Requiring workers to work through such a major tornado warning event as this was inexcusable.”
Read more...California to launch mandatory residential food waste management program in January.
Read more...Agrochemical and pesticide giants like Bayer and BASF are pushing for weaker action on harmful chemicals and climate goals.
Read more...Surprise, surprise. Biden’s Supreme Court commission fails to endorse any plan to expand the membership if the Supreme Court.
Read more...The UN’s FAO publishes first effort report on how the use of plastics in farming erodes the health of soils, threatening food safety and human health.
Read more...Sixty years after Eisenhower’s warning about the military-industrial complex, the “weight of this combination” of corrupt generals and admirals, the profitable “merchants of death” whose goods they peddle, and the Senators and Representatives who blindly entrust them with trillions of dollars of the public’s money, constitute the full flowering of President Eisenhower’s greatest fears.
Read more...Climate adaptation in the global South needs to be addressed through development. Moving from de-risking to diversification requires a developmental state committed to ‘green’ industrial policy – involving investment and technology.
Read more...IKEA pledges to phase out plastics packaging; federal and state lawmakers should impose a similar bank on all U.S. companies
Read more...The European Court of Justice has just dealt a major blow to Facebook’s approach to users’ data.
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