Water hits Wall Street as a futures commodity
“Climate change, droughts, population growth, and pollution are likely to make water scarcity issues and pricing a hot topic for years to come.”
NRC considers extending nuclear power plant operating licenses to 100 years
The nuclear industry and nuclear power advocates in government are “desperately trying to hold on.”
US Court of Appeals rules against Arctic offshore oil drilling project, protects polar bears
In a Dec. 7 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled against the Trump administration's approval of off-shore...
Eco-advocacy group urges Biden to reverse Trump environmental rollbacks
“By undoing the Trump administration’s rollbacks of environmental protections, the Biden administration will be able to protect our natural landscapes and give Americans cleaner air, cleaner water and a more livable climate.”
EU bans plastic waste exports to poorer countries
“This is an important milestone in fighting plastic pollution, transitioning shifting to a circular economy, and achieving the aims of the European Green Deal.”
President-elect Joe Biden appoints his environmental team
“Folks, we're in a crisis. We literally have no time to waste...”
US Fish and Wildlife precludes listing of monarch butterfly on Endangered Species Act; remains...
While the monarch butterfly remains a candidate for the list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found listing actions for 161 species on the National Listing Workplan a higher priority.
Top grocery chain eliminates 20 million individual pieces of holiday single-use plastic
“It is an absolute priority of ours to remove and reduce the amount of plastic in our stores.”
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé are worst plastic polluters of 2020, have made ‘zero progress,’ new...
"The world's top polluting corporations claim to be working hard to solve plastic pollution, but instead they are continuing to pump out harmful single-use plastic packaging."
New York state’s pension fund will divest from fossil fuel
This is being hailed as "the most aggressive divestment target set by any U.S. pension fund by a decade."