Climate change causing rainfall in Africa’s Sahel region, says study

A long drought, which started in 1968, led to the virtual extinction of crops and widespread loss of cattle in the region

North Carolina senate passes bill to regulate coal ash ponds

Loopholes in the bill prevent it from being a strong mechanism, say environmentalists and political leaders

Beef cattle release more greenhouse gases than other livestock

Environmental footprint of beef is bigger than poultry or dairy