Leticia James, New York’s Attorney General filed suit in March of 2024 against JBS USA, the subsidiary of the JBS, the world’s largest producer of beef products alleging that the company misled the public about its environmental impacts including deforestation of the Amazon rainforest by its meat suppliers who are expanding pasture of cattle ranches…

Wetlands are among the most important habitats in the world comparable to rainforests and coral reefs. Forty percent of the worlds species either live or breed in wetlands. The rich vegetation in wetlands provides food, shelter, spawning and a nursery area for fish and shellfish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. For migrating birds, wetlands provide critical…

“Traveling these seas, the fleets and merchant ships of the ancient Greeks disseminated civilization and increased human understanding; they fought the barbarians, hindered the incursion of Asia into the West, and spread Hellenism as far as the shores of Asia Minor and Egypt, of Italy and France, and through all the Mediterranean. It might be…

The Amazon rainforest has been called the lungs of the planet. But in fact, it is the planet’s heart as it modulates the entire global climate system.  It provides the rainfall and feeds the river systems across the South American continent that supply the fresh water for its farms and cities. The Amazon influences rainfall way…

The Amazon is our home, and it is not for sale. Nemonte Nenquimo, an indigenous woman in her thirties, a leader of the Waorani tribe in the Ecuadorian Amazon, has led the fight to protect their tribal lands from sale by the Ecuadorian government to large petroleum companies.  Nenquimo was the plaintiff in the Waorani…

Forests cover thirty-one percent of the Earth’s surface. Healthy forests in the world play a critical role in maintaining a healthy climate and preventing the dangers of climate change and global warming. Forests are important carbon sinks, absorbing and storing excess carbon in the atmosphere and emitting oxygen. Tropical forests, which comprise forty-five percent of…

The Living Planet Index (LPI) tracks almost 21,000 populations of vertebrates around the globe: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. From 1970 to 2016 there has been a decline of sixty-eight percent of the abundance of living vertebrate species on Earth. (1) That is an astounding loss two-thirds of the total volume of wild animals…

Maryland became the first state to ban single use plastic containers.  Plastics, including polystyrene that many food containers are made of, are polluting the air, land and water with dangerous microscopic particles that persist in the environment without breaking down.  Maryland joins New York, Maine and Vermont that have passed similar laws banning single use plastic…

Joe Biden, Democratic nominee, rolled out his climate action plan in July and environmental groups who have been sounding the alarm over the Climate Crisis were surprised at the planet’s bold, progressive stance. After all, just a few months ago, when Biden was sharing the crowded stage with other Democratic presidential hopefuls, he was viewed by…

Virginia joined five other states, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, New York and Washington that have recently passed laws requiring a transition to 100 % carbon-free energy production by 2050.  Puerto Rico has committed to 100 % renewable energy by 2052 and Washington D.C. by 2032. Maine passed a non- binding resolution to reach 100 % renewables by…