Monsanto’s Roundup linked to fatty liver disease
The Health and Environment Alliance has urged for a ban on glyphosate in response to the study.
5 facts you probably didn’t know about plastic waste
Humans have created enough plastic since the second world war to coat the Earth entirely in clingfilm – no joke. It’s time people ditch their dependency on plastics.
Report: As climate crisis expands, Canada still hands billions to fossil fuel industry
The government of Justin Trudeau continues to spend massive quantities of public money supporting the primary cause of climate change.
Inside the Trump admin’s fight to keep the Keystone XL approval process secret
“The Trump administration’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline has been nothing but smoke and mirrors.”
Mariner East 2 pipeline charged with 48 environmental crimes in Pennsylvania
A grand jury report detailed extensive spills during the multi-year construction project.
Biden should end the fossil fuel industry’s secret weapon
Using a little-known provision of trade agreements, oil and gas corporations are able to pit their profits against democracies and our climate. It’s time to end the practice.
USPS announces increase on electric mail truck procurement
The USPS announces it will make 40 percent of its new mail trucks battery electric, up from the agency’s plans for 10 percent earlier this year.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, June 20, 2018
U.S. withdraws from Human Rights Council, Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, first ladies unite against family separation at the border, and more.
7 ways to get proactive about climate change instead of feeling helpless: Lessons from...
Laying a foundation for higher-impact action begins with changing common mindsets.
20 million acres of U.S. cropland may be contaminated by PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
“The EPA could today require treatment plants to test sludge for PFAS and warn farmers that they may be contaminating fields, but it has refused to do so.”