Nearly a third of food is wasted at the household level and that eats into our own finances while damaging the environment. How can we fix this?
A round-table discussion with environmental justice leaders on the challenges (and opportunities) of the Trump era
An interview with Miya Yoshitani, executive director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
Island Press often gets thought of as being somewhat narrower in scope than we in fact are. Today, environmental issues touch pretty much every aspect of our social and personal lives — not just the natural world. They affect our cities, health,...
This week, more than 193 nations will celebrate Earth Day. The annual event is a marker for the environmental movement begun on April 22, 1970, when Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson organized a peaceful teach-in. At the time, rivers were on fire, oil spills...
What happens when a company misleads consumers and intentionally pollutes the environment? We asked some of our authors to comment on the recent...
Reposted from the Worldwatch Institute's blog with permission. What questions are being overlooked or...
Editor’s note: Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act. To commemorate the anniversary, we asked a small group of Island Press authors to reflect on the influence of this law to date and how its role may or should...