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Trump Administration Ends Funding for Leading U.S. Climate Program

The Trump administration is ending funding for the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), which produces the National Climate Assessment — the most comprehensive climate report by the federal government. The assessment — established by Congress in 1990 and released every four years…

NYC Begins Mandatory Composting Enforcement

New York City’s mandatory composting went into effect at the start of this month, and the city has already issued hundreds of tickets. According to the New York City Department of Sanitation, curbside composting is now available city-wide, and all residents are expected…

The Courage to Stand Together: A Path to Humanization

There are few opportunities to illustrate that some people are working with a different mindset—not following the usual divisions like Israel vs. Palestine, and Left vs. Right — that are dragging our world into unnecessary tensions, insecurity, and violence. Standing…

NYC and Long Island Could Lose 80,000 Homes to Flooding by 2040, Exacerbating Housing Crisis: Report

By the year 2040, New York City and Long Island could lose over 80,000 homes to flooding, according to Averting Crisis, a new report released on Monday by the nonprofit Regional Plan Association (RPA). By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The report said that in every NYC borough,…

What Comes Next After The US’ Withdrawal From Poland’s Rzeszow Logistics Hub For Ukraine?

This is meant to symbolize the reduction of American military aid to Kiev, not function as the first step towards a complete withdrawal from Poland or Central & Eastern Europe as a whole. The Pentagon announced on Monday that US…

Sacred Peace Walk 2024 – Live Coverage from the Nevada Desert Experience

Why We Walk series posting 7pm – April 13 – 18 @ 7pm PST / 10pm EST Starting this Sunday — BCR Podcast supported by the Nevada Desert Experience will produce a series of 20 minute videos telling the stories of…

Claudia Sheinbaum leads massive boxing class and Trump shares video of Mexican campaign “Fentanyl kills”

From the Zócalo in Mexico City, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo led the simultaneous start of the National Boxing Class in all the country’s public squares, via a link to the 32 states of the Republic, as part of the focus…

Researcher Advocates Humanism to Solve Global Problems

By Lena Maillet, Hoya Staff Writer A visiting researcher in Georgetown University’s justice and peace studies (JUPS) program defended humanism, a philosophical movement emphasizing common human needs, as a tool for addressing global issues at a March 28 webinar. Fernando…

CHECK (This Is The Key Reason Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Work)

As far as the use of any more sanctions and/or tariffs is concerned, a large red flag was raised when the Biden administration tried to sanction Russia (14 rounds of sanctions) in 2022 – 2024. The sanctions produced a fiasco,…

Trump Administration Fires Thousands of U.S. Health Workers, Putting Wellbeing of Americans at ‘Serious Risk’

Thousands of United States health workers were laid off on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s massive purge of federal employees, including top scientists and senior leaders in charge of regulating food and drugs, researching treatments and cures and protecting Americans…

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