For years, environmentalists have argued that meat products should be taxed to mitigate their climate impact. U.K. health professionals are now joining the chorus: In a new report, they argue that the government must take action to cut consumption of high-emission products like red meat and dairy. They also argue that more sustainable diets are not only healthier for ourselves, but for our environment. Also on the docket: banning buy-one-get-one-free junk food sales and mandating environmental impact disclosures on food labels. Given that European investors were calling a meat tax “inevitable” back in 2017, we’re not holding our breath. The Guardian has more.
Grist, an award-winning, nonprofit media organization dedicated to highlighting climate solutions and uncovering environmental injustices,…
Every year, California dairy farms emit hundreds of thousands of tons of the potent greenhouse…
Highway 7 runs north-south through western Washington, carving its way through a landscape sparsely dotted…
One of the greatest pleasures I had as a child growing up in the Chicago…
Undocumented immigrants experience food insecurity at much higher rates than other populations, yet they are…
Writer Charlotte Druckman and editor Rebecca Flint Marx are both Jewish journalists living in New…