Bad News: The alarming rise of India’s Pay-to-Breathe Industry
Air pollution is a growing problem in India that is affecting the health and well-being of millions of people. Credit: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images By Derek Ren, Alliance Intern from the …
Sustainability Tip: Reducing Alzheimer’s 53% with a plant-focused Mediterranean or MIND diet
Experts say Mediterranean diets can help cleanse the brain. Credit: golero, Getty Images By Isabella Deza, Alliance Intern from George Mason University If you want to increase your chances of …
Food for Thought: Despite its challenges, we need to keep recycling, stop wishcycling and change the system
Unwanted used plastic sits outside Garten Services, a recycling facility in Oregon. Credit: Laura Sullivan, NPR By Amy Durr, Alliance Communications Coordinator As we celebrate Global Recycling Day, I wonder …
Inspiration: How Grace Lee Boggs overcame racism and built Black-Asian solidarity
Grace Lee Boggs autographing ‘Living for Change’ at the Chinese Cultural Center. Credit: Gary Stevens, Flickr By Gillian Ramirez, Alliance Intern from UC San Diego Grace Lee Boggs’ century-long life …
Bad News: Our toilet paper has forever chemicals and they end up in our drinking water
Researchers found a high concentration of a dangerous PFAS chemical in wastewater—and a significant portion of that was coming from toilet paper. Credit: Healthline By Derek Ren, Alliance Intern from …
Exposed! QAnon and the dangerous threat it poses to your family, friends, our country and the world
QAnon believers at a Trump rally. Credit: Film Daily By Terry Gips, Alliance President What’s as threatening as the spread of cancer and a raging wildfire? QAnon. What many of …
Inspiration: Heroic MSU professor and students protect each other during gun violence incident
Michigan State University Assistant Professor Marco Díaz-Muñoz was teaching a class on Cuban cultural identity when a masked gunman opened fire, killing two students and injuring several others. Credit: Kelly …
