Six Ways Today’s Food Rules Hurt Sustainability
By Baylen J. Linnekin / On September 14th, 2016
Food lawyer and scholar Baylen Linnekin shares six ways that today's food rules hurt sustainable food producers and consumers.
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Waiting for the Crisis: Zika and Political Inaction
By Andy Dyer / On August 16th, 2016
Earlier this month, media announced the first Zika-related death in the United States, meanwhile Congress recently adjourned for a seven-week recess without passing additional funding to fight the virus. Check out what Chasing the Red Queen author Andy Dyer had to say about this political inaction below.
Oakland rejects coal terminal, sets climate change example
By Linda Rudolph, Keanan McGonigle / On August 9th, 2016
Two weeks ago, the Oakland City Council unanimously voted to ban the handling and storage of coal in the city, quashing a proposal to build what could have been the largest coal export facility in California.
Want to Raise Backyard Chickens in Nation’s Capital? You’re Out of Cluck
By Baylen J. Linnekin / On May 13th, 2016
Washington, DC attorneys Allison Sheedy and Daniel McInnis share their home in the city’s Chevy Chase neighborhood with their four children. They share their large yard with Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, Minnie Mouse, India, and Red, their four egg-laying hens.
Federal Judge Rules Skim Milk Isn't 'Skim Milk'
By Baylen J. Linnekin / On May 11th, 2016
This is what happens when government regulators control definitions of words.
Arizonans Support Ban on Grand Canyon Uranium Mining
By Roger Clark / On February 2nd, 2016
This week, Colorado College released the results from its 2016 Conservation in the West poll. Again, voters in the Grand Canyon state overwhelmingly support designating public lands surrounding the Grand Canyon as a national monument and thereby permanently banning new uranium mines on those lands.
KEYSTONE XL VICTORY: TO WIN A FIGHT, YOU HAVE TO PICK ONE
By Jason Mark / On November 15th, 2015
President Barack Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline marks one of the biggest victories for the U.S. environmental movement in years. Speaking this morning from the White House, Obama–flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry–made one of his most forceful statements to date about the importance of moving the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels.
The ESA: Taking Noah's Ark into a Brave New World
By Cristina Eisenberg / On April 16th, 2015
Reposted from Cristina Eisenberg's Huffington Post blog with permission.
The Endangered Species Act (ESA), created in 1973 to prevent extinction, is one of the most powerful environmental laws on Earth. The U.S. federal government designed it to function like Noah's Ark: you bring aboard species that risk extinction, a process called listing, and then use the best science to save them.
Life-changing Chemicals
By Emily Monosson / On March 25th, 2015
Capping Water Extractions: A Key Strategy for a Water-Secure Future
By Brian Richter / On December 9th, 2014
Lake Hume in the Murray-Darling Basin. Photo by Tim J.
