(RNS) — As the world approaches a tipping point in the climate change crisis, many people finally appear to be waking up to the need for radical change, although the Trump… read more

Fire facts On August 20, Brazil’s satellite agency reported an 84% increase in the number of fires in the Amazon compared with the same period in 2018, according to BBC… read more

“Meatless meat” goes mainstream In August, Burger King, the second biggest hamburger chain in the United States, started selling the “Impossible Whopper”… read more

Rise in pedestrian fatalities A study released earlier this year by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) discovered that pedestrian fatalities are at the highest level… read more

China’s rejection of plastics For the better part of the last three decades, China imported much of the recyclable material from the United States, then sorted it and culled … read more

According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), this winter was one for the record books in the United States. Not only was it the wettest winter on record … read more