Environment

Written by: Johnny Wood Think about how many products you buy each week. Now, how many of them come in containers made of single-use plastic, glass or other materials? What if this packaging could be reused? Not recycled, but collected, cleaned...

Written by: Greg Asner Humans are dismantling and disrupting natural ecosystems around the globe and changing Earth’s climate. Over the past 50 years, actions like farming, logging, hunting, development and global commerce have caused record losses of species on land and at...

Written by: Kimberly White The Smokey Bear wildfire prevention campaign was launched 75 years ago in 1944 and is the longest-running public service campaign in U.S. history. Smokey Bear has been protecting the forest community and teaching Americans wildfire prevention...

In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and global community. Today, we are thrilled to introduce you to artist and Founding Partner of...

Courtesy of Yale Climate Connections Written by: Stephanie Manuzak Instead of trucking vegetables across the country, one company wants to help food service providers grow food right where they are, no matter how little experience or land they have. “That’s at...

Written by: Alex Thornton What happens to hair after it’s been trimmed? Usually, the piles of clippings are simply swept off the floor and discarded. But if you’re at a salon or barbershop in France, there’s a chance your hair will...

Written by: Geoffrey Holland "The Earth is what we all have in common."  Wendell Berry, American Cultural Critic Humanity, all of humanity, has arrived at a daunting point of reckoning. All of the world's people—all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities—are caught up in...

Written by: Sheryl Lee Tian Tong Confining conservation efforts to only 30 percent of Earth’s land may render a fifth of mammals and a third of birds at high risk of extinction by 2030, according to a new study. If...

Written by: Kimberly White  A new study from the University of Newcastle has found that that the average person may be ingesting a credit card’s worth of plastic each week. The study commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature...

Written by: Kimberly White  The United Nations has recognized the right to a healthy environment for the first time.  In a landmark decision, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) passed resolution 48/13, recognizing that having a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment...