Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Risk assessment: Thoughts on ‘a climate security plan for America’

“A Climate Security Plan for America”, if it had been covered by the press, could actually make a difference in changing the minds of some in the political center more inclined to believe the U.S. military than scientists or activist groups.

20 Year Old Class Action Lawsuit on Radioactive Contamination Finally Moving Forward

BNL was designated a high-pollution Superfund site in 1989. The large amounts of radioactive tritium­H30 or radioactive water­ were found to have been leaking from BNL’s High Flux Beam Reactor in 1997.

Climate crisis: What we can learn from indigenous traditions

By ignoring what Indigenous people know about how to protect their forests, we lose potential solutions to the climate crisis.

A Fukushima on the Hudson?

The risk of a pipeline explosion in proximity to Indian Point is one in 1,000.

‘A new and unanticipated danger of plastic pollution’: New study shows plastic’s effect on...

The study is the first of its kind to look at the impacts of plastic on this type of bacteria.

Former Koch agents, fossil fuel industry hired guns now staffing Trump’s federal agencies

The Trump transition team was loaded with Koch-tied operatives, many from the Institute for Energy Research, a Koch-funded group which helped carve out the Trump White House's energy policy.

I was an Exxon-funded climate scientist

What was going on at Exxon?

Another company exits Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; cancels oil and gas lease

This leaves the state agency, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, as the only remaining lease holder in the refuge.

Victory: Federal court throws out Energy Transfer’s lawsuit against DAPL water protectors

"This is a huge victory not just for Greenpeace but for anyone and everyone who has ever stood up against powerful corporate interests."