Environment

Learn more about the county’s exciting new food purchasing policy

Factory farming is an intersectional issue that affects us all. Here’s why.

To protect the planet, humans must begin at the source: the ocean.

Mutilated animals. Dead zones. Sewage lagoons. Pandemic factories. It sounds like something out of a dystopian novel, but it's happening right now—all thanks to an industry that values profit over life on Earth.

A new approach to agriculture is taking hold across the United States—an approach that has the potential to transform our entire food system for the better.

When climate scientists suggested eating less beef, many people committed to a “no red meat” diet—but started eating a lot more chicken instead. Here’s why that swap might actually end up hurting the environment more than it helps.

The beef industry tauts the idea of “regenerative ranching”—grazing cattle on degraded soils—as the answer to animal agriculture’s sustainability problem. However, is this practice really better for the environment?

After gaining a reputation as a big-time polluter, Tyson Foods now touts major sustainability initiatives and a net-zero climate pledge to reassure concerned consumers. But, behind the scenes, has the company actually changed its ways?

Big problems require even bigger solutions. Transforming our entire food system as we know it is no small feat, but it might be exactly what we need to combat the climate crisis.

The key to addressing climate change isn’t just changing our diets—it’s changing our whole food system. In her latest report, A Green New Meal, author, researcher, and climate justice advocate Noa Dalzell tells us how.