Oxford study warns extreme heat and drought to hit 90% of world population
The life-threatening impacts of the global climate emergency have only continued to reverberate in 2023.
USPS establishes deal with Ford to purchase 9,250 electric vehicles
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said that by 2026, all new vehicles will be electric vehicles (EV).
Overexploitation rates cause decline in yellowfin tuna in Indian Ocean
“Multiple lines of evidence highlight the dire straits of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean.”
Green group slams EPA failure to curb ‘dangerous levels of air pollution’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opted to maintain the existing secondary national ambient air quality standards for sulfur and nitrogen oxides.
Prescription drugs may be polluting our drinking water
“Pollution from prescription drugs threatens public health and the safety of drinking water."
Bees Now Have Some Allies In Congress
“The bill, introduced Thursday by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), would increase funding and improve cooperation among federal agencies that are working on getting pollinator numbers back up.”
3 Major Problems With Monsanto’s New GMO Soybeans
The promise of Monsanto's splashy new bean appears to be short-sighted, leaving farmers with the much worse end of the bargain.
After visiting Standing Rock, Swedish bank puts companies behind DAPL on watch
“It is becoming increasingly clear that financial institutions view the Dakota Access pipeline as a liability.”
A quarter of all ‘critical’ US infrastructure at risk from flooding: Report
“Our nation’s infrastructure is not built to a standard that protects against the level of flood risk we face today, let alone how those risks will grow over the next 30 years as the climate changes,” said one expert.
New study shows oak trees’ positive increase of carbon capture ‘essential to guide climate...
“Our work adds to the small body of results from laboratories-in-the-forest that are essential to guide climate policy.”