Written by: Sheryl Rubio-Santos Costa Rica has long been recognized as a global leader in environmental protection, celebrated for safeguarding its biodiverse biomes and active volcanoes. Today, the country is taking its commitment even further with an ambitious mission: to become the world’s first carbon-neutral nation. Thus far, the country has already made major progress, generating approximately 95–98% of its electricity from renewable sources. In 2019, the government lau

Written by: Marcus Amo Annually, common fast-food restaurants are graded on their beef quality, composed by a team of advocacy groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). This quality is primarily determined based on the excessive usage of antibiotics—ranging from source-to-source. Antibiotics are commonly used in livestock practices to prevent the spread of diseases, especially in close-contact farming. However, oftentimes criticized, this excessive antibiot

Written By: Marcus Amo This summer, Maryland suffered 34 heat-related deaths—7 of which from Baltimore—breaking records as the most dangerous summer in a decade. The heat season, described from April to October, last exceeded 30 people in 2012, where there were a record of 46 fatalities. The standout in 2012 came in response to a dangerous sporadic heatwave and strong July storm, resulting in mass-power outages. However, 2025’s summer stood out in deaths rather due to consist