Unified Treaty for High Seas

Unified Treaty for High Seas

A unified treaty to protect open ocean biodiversity has been signed by the nations of the UN, for the first time. In 1944, the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea was enacted, protecting international rights at sea and putting into place a few environmental laws,...
Deforestation in Brazil Falling

Deforestation in Brazil Falling

Deforestation in Brazil has already fallen by over 60% in the first month of President Lula’s administration, according to satellite data. During his first presidency from 2004-2010, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made preserving natural resources a...
Train Derailment in Ohio

Train Derailment in Ohio

The train derailment in Ohio should be bigger news than it is, as fish continue to die in a spreading radius around the fire but people are told it’s safe to go home. Late on February 3rd, a freight train belonging to Norfolk Southern derailed in the middle of...