Sheep Graze Higher Among the four different types of livestock featured here, mutton and lamb will see the second largest percentage increase in per capita consumption between 2014 and 2024. At 1.9 ...

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As human actions cause more and more damage to ecosystems and human health, people, environmental organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), nonprofits and others are turning to the courts ...

We’re pouring millions of tons of salt on roads each winter. Here’s why that’s a problem.

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But a number of researchers today think that it is actually humanity’s destruction of biodiversity that creates the conditions for new viruses and diseases like COVID-19, the viral disease that ...

A 2008 compact protects the Great Lakes from many water withdrawals. But will it hold up in the face of today's growing demand for freshwater?

Production of palm oil — a ubiquitous ingredient — is devastating for the environment. Solutions are complex, but they are out there.

September 18, 2019 — In early June 2019, the three of us were having a conversation at the University of British Columbia when Lior expressed some dissatisfaction about an activity at his kids’ school ...

Despite widespread global success and huge opportunity for reducing fossil fuel demand, solar water heating is virtually unheard of in the U.S. Evidence suggests our demand for simple fixes is to ...

“Hempcrete,” made from the woody core of hemp, is showing promise as an environmentally friendly building material. Researchers have found that the material meets the current standards of most ...

The Congo rainforest is the second largest in the world, but how much do we know about how it will be impacted by climate change?