Sunday, May 5, 2024

The fight against extinction requires biocultural restoration

The combined extinctions of Hawai‘i’s biodiversity and elements of Hawaiian culture represent the great unravelling of an eco-civilization.

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, celebrating Earth’s unsung environmental stewards

To recognize the significant role Indigenous peoples’ play in global conservation efforts, Mongabay rounds up some of this year’s most impactful stories.

Seven in ten major UK pension funds yet to make ‘robust’ net zero commitment,...

They are calling on the government to “catalyze” change by setting mandatory science-based net zero targets.

Over 70,000 march in Brussels to demand Green New Deal, urgent climate action

"We need a Belgian Green New Deal and we propose more than 100 concrete solutions to make it happen.”

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 to restore protections to three national monuments cut by Trump

Biden will expand Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in what is now Utah.

Turning away from fossil fuels: Lessons from the anti-apartheid movement

The rhetorical battle over turning away from investments in companies contributing to climate change, it seems, has been won.

Majority of directors of world’s top insurance companies tied to polluting industries

Analysis found links to Exxon, Koch Industries, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, raising concerns about a potential “revolving door,” one campaigner said, between the insurance and fossil fuel industries.

Indigenous environmental defenders shut down Peruvian crude oil pipeline

“Not a single drop of oil is going to come out of the Amazon until the government takes care of us,” said campaigners.

How to turn off the tap on plastic waste

Erica Cirino’s new book, Thicker Than Water, examines the plastic pollution crisis — and its solutions — from oilfield to landfill.