Environment
Today in environmental history: Bill McKibben steps it up with 350.org
April 7, 2015This is the science of climate change. It is no longer up for debate.
Read moreGMO labels on food: Chicagoans dish out activism
April 3, 2015"At the heart of this campaign is consumer rights. People deserve to know what they are eating and feeding their children."
Read moreToday in environmental history: Mojave Desert spared a nuclear waste dump
April 2, 2015Ward Valley, Calif., was decided upon in 1988 as the preferred location for a nuclear waste dump to be operated by U.S. Ecology.
Read moreToday in labor history: César Chávez born in 1927
March 31, 2015Chávez was also an early environmentalist, warning the public of the devastating effects of pesticides on both farmworkers and consumers.
Read moreThis day in history: The Great American Meatout
March 20, 2015The day promotes a meat-free diet to improve health, protect the environment, and save animals.
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