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Universities can be on the forefront of upskilling the next generation workforce on sustainability, if they move quickly.

A combination of inflation and unregulated markups on commissary items have led to steep price hikes behind bars, a Marshall Project analysis shows.

A recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows that the climate crisis has adversely affected or resulted in the loss of ecosystems and global warming will likely reach or…

Tackling the challenges of food security, climate, and humanitarian efforts, this report offers hope and concrete solutions to create a better future.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, said that more attention to the issue was sparked when Native women won election to decision-making roles.

Despite spending billions on food programs each year, the root causes of hunger remain unaddressed.

A new study looked at out-of-work, out-of-school youth in Chicago and Illinois. …

Chronic stress from living with systemic racism and gun violence can lead to increased symptoms of PTSD and depression as well as elevated cortisol levels.

Headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the vulnerability of our food system—far too many people continue to face food shortages or have not had the means to acquire healthy…

The movement to green the American economy is gaining momentum. At the federal level, as well as in places like Illinois, Maine and New York City, lawmakers have passed legislation designed to reduce carbon emissions…

Close to 1 million acres have been destroyed in multiple wildfires in the western Canadian province of Alberta, with 30,000 forced to flee.

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