Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution.
McDonald’s debuts plant-based McNuggets
McDonald’s McNuggets are going fowl-free
Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop ‘war’ on poultry
Bird flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry
EU demand for frogs’ legs raises risks of local extinctions, experts warn
The European Union is the world’s largest consumer of frogs’ legs from wild-caught species, most of them imported from Indonesia, according to a group of conservationists and researchers.
How France became the unlikely home of the insect-farming industry
The country is known for its love of meat. Could the growing insect industry help to reduce agricultural carbon emissions?
Antibiotics Use In Farm Animals Is Growing—Here’s Why It Could Pose A Danger To Humans
The global use of antibiotics in animals will rise by the end of the decade, a move that could help render the lifesaving drugs useless and accelerate the spread of hard-to-treat, resistant superbugs.
Army of scientists battles bacteria that has annihilated millions of olive trees
Blanca Landa heads an international project to stop the spread of ‘Xylella fastidiosa’, a bacteria that is threatening the Mediterranean agricultural sector
Pressure on EU to sanction Chinese fisheries mounts
In light of increasing evidence of infractions by Chinese vessels, wake-up calls from multiple stakeholders and policymakers are piling up at the Commission’s door, asking to enforce EU rules on China over illegal fishing and human rights abuses.
‘Shameful’: UK Approves ‘Emergency’ Use of Banned Bee-Killing Pesticide
“The real ’emergency’ here is our declining biodiversity,” said one campaigner. “It’s time farmers got support for alternatives, not a green light for using toxic pesticide.”
Reusable take-out food containers can reduce plastic waste, emissions, costs, study finds
In the effort to reduce plastic waste in the restaurant industry—single-use takeout containers, specifically—University of Michigan researchers compared the lifetime environmental impacts of single-use and reusable food containers.
Bill Gates backs new startup aiming to reduce emissions from cow burps
Microsoft co-founder leads $12m investment Rumin8, which is developing supplements for cows to cut methane output
Turning food waste into biodegradable bioplastics
Researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create bioplastics from food waste diverted from landfills.
Eating one wild fish same as month of drinking tainted water: study
Eating one freshwater fish caught in a river or lake in the United States is the equivalent of drinking a month’s worth of contaminated water.
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in ‘remarkable’ Scotland rewilding project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
Barbados Completes World’s First ‘Debt-for-Climate’ Swap
Barbados has secured the world’s first “debt-for-climate” swap to finance crucial water and sewage projects that will help the island cope with the destructive impacts of climate change.
Killer whales have found new homes in the Arctic Ocean, potentially reshaping marine ecology
The vast ice sheets that historically kept killer whales out of the Arctic Ocean are melting as the region rapidly warms.
Pollution in Delhi hits record high, cloaking city in smog
India’s capital, Delhi, imposes emergency measures including closing schools and offices and barring heavy vehicles.
Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest
Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant one billion trees and convert 10 per cent of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage.