Oil from BP spill has officially entered the food chain
The first signs of Deepwater Horizon oil were found in blue crab larvae in 2010. Oil likely entered the food chain through zooplankton
New bill would block EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Trump notoriously campaigned on slashing Obama-era environmental regulations and rolling back the EPA. It seems he is following through.
Use of disinfectants has soared, sparking new examination of ingredients
One family of cleaning chemicals is receiving scrutiny for potential health concerns.
UN environment chief: Make polluters, not taxpayers, pay for destroying nature
A "pollution-free planet" is achievable but the world must take immediate action to meet that goal.
Another 333 minke whales killed by Japanese fleet
Conservation organizations are calling on international governments to do more to stop the slaughter of the whales.
What’s the point of subsidizing fossil fuels?
The industry fights to keep going and not to have to bear the cost itself of the environmental harm which it causes.
China’s governmental policies have helped save the nearly extinct Amur tigers
“There is still a long way to go to build a viable future for tigers in northeast China, but the situation looks good.”
Coalition sues Trump administration over ‘outrageous assault’ on Tongass National Forest protections
“Trump’s reckless plan to clearcut old-growth trees in the Tongass will irreversibly damage our climate, kill wildlife, and devastate Southeast Alaska communities.”
Indigenous groups unveil plan to protect 80 percent of the Amazon in Peru and...
The Amazonian Indigenous organizations leading the plan aim to center Indigenous-led forest management and land tenure to protect endemic species.
President-elect Joe Biden appoints his environmental team
“Folks, we're in a crisis. We literally have no time to waste...”