‘Don’t allow Monsanto’s RoundUp,’ US cancer victims warn EU
The EU should not renew the license that allows the sale of RoundUp weed killer in the bloc, US cancer victims argue. They say exposure to the key ingredient, glyphosate, made them and their loved...
5 biggest threats to our oceans – and what we can do about them
Oceans cover more than two-thirds of our planet and give us food, energy and other resources. But worldwide, this fantastic underwater world is in danger. Is there still time to prevent the worst?...
‘Stop Sucking’ for the environment!
In the US alone, half a billion plastic straws are used every day, environmentalists say. Many of those end up in our oceans. Now there’s an initiative to #StopSucking – you can still...
Why a healthy environment should be your legal right
Documentary filmmaker, writer and environmentalist Silver Donald Cameron is bringing his case for environmental rights for Canadians to Charlottetown Monday. He will present his film Green Rights:...
Nevada wants out of Superfund listing at toxic mine
RENO — Nevada wants to back out of an agreement to designate a toxic mine a priority U.S. Superfund site — a move critics warn could leave state taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of millions of...
Federal government failing to put climate plan into action, environmental watchdog finds
The federal government must put its plan to cut greenhouse gases and adapt to climate change into concrete action to mitigate the catastrophic effects of wildfires, floods and extreme weather...
Environmentalists: UK’s Antarctic islands need protection
Environmental groups are urging the UK to protect one of its most remote territories – the rugged, uninhabited South Sandwich Islands on the edge of the Antarctic. The bid, by a coalition...
‘Agriculture must be fairly represented’ in new environmental programme
Agriculture must be fairly represented in a new educational environmental programme to be rolled out in Ireland, according to the Chairman of the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA’s)...
