Environment – Page 111 – People's World

Environment issues hurt poor people most, say speakers at LA forum

April 10, 2015 By David Trujillo

Grijalva, who chairs the congressional committee and is a member of the Progressive Caucus, said, "40 years of environmental policy issues are under attack."

Today in environmental history: Bill McKibben steps it up with 350.org

April 7, 2015 By Special to People’s World

This is the science of climate change. It is no longer up for debate.

GMO labels on food: Chicagoans dish out activism

April 3, 2015 By Blake Skylar

"At the heart of this campaign is consumer rights. People deserve to know what they are eating and feeding their children."

Today in environmental history: Mojave Desert spared a nuclear waste dump

April 2, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Ward Valley, Calif., was decided upon in 1988 as the preferred location for a nuclear waste dump to be operated by U.S. Ecology.

Today in labor history: César Chávez born in 1927

March 31, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Chávez was also an early environmentalist, warning the public of the devastating effects of pesticides on both farmworkers and consumers.