Hijacking the impeachment debate—for climate’s sake
Donald Trump has done many wrong things, both illegal and legal but grievously harmful, that could have been used long ago to impeach him—and by far the most dangerous of these is his aggressive worsening of the climate emergency.
Italy’s public schools add mandatory climate crisis courses to curriculum
This move puts Italy at the forefront of environmental education.
Native American leaders: Keystone spill highlights the need to oppose Dakota Access Expansion, KXL
“The era of fossil fuels must end."
Peruvian innovators launch banana leaf biodegradable dishes to combat plastic consumption
Chewa Plant aims to manufacture and commercialize the disposable dishes to help reduce plastic consumption and the pollution it causes.
Trump’s reckless push to drill in the Arctic is meeting fierce opposition
The Arctic Refuge is one of the U.S.’s last wild places, and the coastal plain is its biological heart.
Trump administration plans to open more of California public land to oil drilling, fracking
“Expanding extraction of dirty fossil fuels on our public lands threatens the health of our communities and the future of our climate."
Keystone pipeline spills again, leaking nearly 400,000 gallons of crude oil in North Dakota
"It happens over and over and over and over and over."
In ‘glimmer of accountability,’ executives, loggers charged in 2014 murders of four Indigenous land...
Environmental campaigners called the charges "unprecedented."
EPA to weaken rules to control toxic coal ash in water
Environmental activists plan to challenge these rollbacks in court. Let’s hope they succeed.
Risk assessment: Thoughts on ‘a climate security plan for America’
“A Climate Security Plan for America”, if it had been covered by the press, could actually make a difference in changing the minds of some in the political center more inclined to believe the U.S. military than scientists or activist groups.