Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Automakers show ‘concerning’ lack of engagement on human rights and climate, analyses reveal

The analysis of 30 car companies found the auto sector to be the worst performing corporate sector ever assessed by World Benchmarking Alliance's human rights benchmark.

Complacency rules: Consumerism and the environment

Complacency and the refusal to change individual behavior and collective ways of living are stoking the underlying cause of the crisis—consumerism.

Plastic overload: China bans overseas plastic scraps from US and around world

Now there is an overload of America's waste inside storage facilities nationwide.

Youth challenge 32 European nations in ‘truly historic’ climate trial

Lawyers representing six Portuguese young people said the youth were being discriminated against by state inaction in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the effects of which have been “foreseeable for decades.” 

Europe’s climate time bomb: ocean currents on the brink of catastrophic collapse

A study reveals a more immediate threat to Europe's climate stability than previously thought. Are we on the brink of a chilling change?

Will Obama’s offshore drilling ban be Trumped?

What can a new president and a new congress do?

Huge win for renewables in Maryland as lawmakers override governor’s veto

“In the current face of fear, uncertainty, and at times outright denial of environmental problems at the federal level, the Clean Energy Jobs Act proves that states like Maryland will not remain quiet on our country's toughest challenges like climate change.”

6 ways to reduce your carbon footprint through dietary changes

Here are six tips for eating green...

The win-wins of climate and biodiversity solutions

We need all efforts, big and small, to solve the biodiversity and climate crises.