ENVIRONMENT

Greenpeace climate justice activists approaching Shell platform en route to major oilfield with message: ‘STOP DRILLING. START PAYING.’ Chris J Ratcliffe / Greenpeace Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. An international

Tourists walking along La Rambla in Barcelona, which has a goal of 30 percent tree cover by 2037. Sergio Pitamitz / VWPics / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental

The Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska. EPA Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. The watershed of Bristol Bay, Alaska, is home to the largest wild sockeye salmon fishery in the world. 

A backhoe digs a salt recovery pool for raw material to produce lithium at the Llipi pilot Plant in the Uyuni Salt Flats in Uyuni, Bolivia on Aug. 13, 2022. Gaston Brito Miserocchi / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated

Quick Key Facts Box “Plant-based” does not necessarily mean “vegan;” rather, the term encompasses a variety of ways of eating that focus on plants instead of animal products.  Plant-based eating has deep roots in some cultures and diets, including Eritrean, Ethiopian, and Mediterranean cuisine. The US eats the most meat per capita of any country

Drinking water in Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Eastern Pennsylvania is contaminated with PfAS. Bastiaan Slabbers / NurPhoto / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. As awareness grows of

The Ravenswood Generating Station in Long Island City, New York on Sept. 7, 2022. Lokman Vural Elibol / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Could New

Birch trees near a power plant in Finland. Split Second Stock / iStock / Getty Images Plus Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. If you live in a polluted neighborhood, allergy

Homes with rooftop solar systems in Adelaide, Australia. BeyondImages / E+ / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Australia’s national electricity market (NEM) had a good fourth quarter for

Encouraging public transit use and denser cities could reduce lithium demand as the U.S. decarbonizes its transit sector. Marco Bottigelli / Moment / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions.

A gas station near the drought-stricken Elephant Butte Reservoir, as monsoon rain falls in the distance near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico on Aug. 16, 2022. Mario Tama / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content

By Abay Yimere Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside or allowed to spoil, it makes economies less productive and leaves people hungry. It also harms Earth’s climate by generating methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Food loss and waste accounts for 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If

Climate activists (from left to right) Luisa Neubauer, Helena Gualinga, Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg attend the World Economic Forum with their cease and desist letter to fossil fuel executives. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform

Climate disinformation has escalated on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the site in October. Photo illustration by Davide Bonaldo / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes,

A solar energy plant under construction in the Gobi Desert in Jiuquan, Gansu Province of China on June 9, 2022. VCG / VCG via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and

A coal-fired plant in China. owngarden / Moment / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Scientists have said that, in order to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius