by John Cronin | Jul 15, 2013 | Animal Welfare, Pollution, Sustainability
First in a Series about Animals, Agriculture and the Environment. What is a CAFO? First, let’s parse. A CAFO is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation. Some call it a Confined Animal Feeding Operation. You are already getting the idea. “Feeding operation”...
by E. Melanie DuPuis and Nicole Virgona | Jan 30, 2018 | Climate Change, Science, Sustainability
Research demonstrates that the industrial livestock system, which produces 95% of the world’s meat, is a major source of the hydrocarbon methane — a potent climate-killing greenhouse gas that cows emit with alarming regularity. Is science on the verge of a solution?
by John Cronin | Jul 1, 2014 | EPA's Invisible Beaches, Health, Law & Policy, Pollution, Recreation, Water
The quality of American waterways continues to worsen. According to the most recent data released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: States have issued 223 new fish advisories, bringing the total advisories recognized by EPA to 4,821. Approximately 17.7...
by Guest Contributor | Apr 16, 2014 | Animal Welfare, Health, Law & Policy
CAFO: A Four-Letter Word Found in School Cafeterias By The Food Justice Team Pace Environmental Policy Clinic Note: Students from the Pace Environmental Policy Clinic launched their ePolicy blog with features spanning circus animal abuse, microgrid development,...
by John Cronin | Apr 10, 2014 | Animal Welfare, Creativity, Ecology, Education, Law & Policy, Sustainability
Undergraduates Tackle Energy, Food Justice, Invasive Species and Animal Torture Only seven weeks into the inaugural semester of the Pace Environmental Policy Clinic, an intensive program of professional advocacy training, twelve Pace University students are already...