Transportation Fairness Alliance revealed: Behind the oil industry’s latest attack on electric cars
This new coalition appears poised to counter policies designed to accelerate the transition away from petroleum-powered transportation.
The rising cost of your morning brew: How climate change is brewing a coffee...
Severe weather, shifting trade policies, and a lack of support for small farmers are driving coffee prices sky high. Without urgent investment, your daily brew could become a luxury.
Why fixing methane leaks from the oil and gas industry can be a climate...
It might be the cheapest, quickest way to reduce climate change without roiling the economy.
Louisiana offers fossil fuel exporter ‘single largest’ local tax giveaway in American history
The move comes as a group of investors and insurers have called on the U.S. and all other G20 nations to end fossil fuel subsidies entirely by 2020, citing the risk that climate change poses to the global economy.
Scientists find bacteria that eats plastic
Pseudomonas bacteria are part of a family of microorganisms known for its ability to withstand harsh conditions, such as high temperatures and acidic environments.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 26
Bill Cosby sentenced to prison, UN condemns U.S. for lack of universal health care, Montana judge restores grizzly bears' protection, and more.
Drinking water for millions in rural America contaminated with suspected carcinogen
Farmers are largely exempt from federal or state regulations that could stem water pollution.
U.S. Senators introduce Bear Protection Act
While 40 states currently have laws to address this heinous type of trade, having national legislation would make a global statement about the wrongfulness of this abuse towards bears.
BP’s first global advertising campaign since Deepwater Horizon accused of being ‘deceptive and hypocritical’
“This is a ghastly hypocrisy in the face of an existential threat to the planet."
Tribal members in Oklahoma defeat natural gas pipeline company
Federal court orders removal of natural gas pipeline in Oklahoma for trespassing on original Kiowa Indian lands.