World

Written by: YCC Team More than 25 million children in the U.S. ride school buses. And most of those buses spew diesel fumes that can worsen asthma and other conditions. “We’re literally making kids sick by sending them to school in...

Written by: Martha O'Hagan Luff Despite its green image, Ireland has surprisingly little forest. Across Europe, nations average around 35 percent forest cover but in Ireland the figure is just 11 percent, one of the lowest on the continent. This hasn’t always been the...

Written by: Kimberly White  The sport of fox hunting has been relegated to the past in Scotland. The Scottish Government has recently passed legislation limiting hunts to two dogs, effectively ending the use of fox hunting packs. The Hunting with Dogs...

Written by: Kimberly White The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a new funding initiative to boost environmental justice programs.  The EPA will award $100 million to projects aimed at advancing environmental justice in communities disproportionately impacted by industrial...

Written by: Kimberly White The City of West Palm Beach is hosting its first tree giveaway of 2023. The Florida city is calling on local residents and businesses to help it reach its goal of planting 10,000 trees by 2025.  The...

Written by: Stephen Hall Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America, known for its impressive coastline, high standard of living, low poverty rates and a football team that tends to punch above its weight. It’s also one of...

Written by: Kimberly White  The United States Senate has passed legislation set to restrict private ownership of big cats and ban public contact with these species, effectively putting an end to the unsavory cub-petting industry as spotlighted in the Netflix...

Written by: Kimberly White  Products linked to deforestation will soon be prohibited in marketplaces across the European Union. EU decision-makers have concluded negotiations for a groundbreaking deforestation law to prevent companies from selling products that have contributed to deforestation. The law...

Written by: Kimberly White California is cracking down on plastic pollution. Plastic produce bags are soon to be a thing of the past in the Golden State thanks to a new law. Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill into law...

Written by: Joseph Winters Minneapolis, Minnesota, became the third U.S. city to endorse a carbon neutrality goal for shipping in September, joining the California cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach in unanimously passing a so-called “Ship It Zero” resolution. Minneapolis’ resolution takes aim...