3M to pay $10.3 billion to settle water pollution suit over PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
“We have reached the largest drinking water settlement in American history, which will be used to help filter PFAS from drinking water that is served to the public.”
An Animal Has Died at SeaWorld Every Month Since November
Thirty-eight orcas and at least 58 belugas have died on SeaWorld’s watch, along with more than a hundred dolphins.
China to ban single-use plastics
The Chinese government recently announced a sweeping anti-plastics campaign.
Putting Their Bodies On The (Pipe)Line
From a small boat bobbing in the ocean to the growing resistance camps in North Dakota, the climate movement is on the rise.
Images from Standing Rock: The people from Oceti Sakowin Camp
"There’s so much that needs to happen. The direct effect hits all of us."
CO2 levels hit record high despite pandemic lockdowns
Scientists calculate that emissions must fall by half by 2030 to give a good chance of limiting global heating.
Beef industry causes deforestation in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park
The EIA recommends “a structural reform to care for many of these problems, starting with declaring the principles of transparency and livestock traceability to be in the public interest.”
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.
ExxonMobil announces $10 billion oil investment the same day IPCC signals end for fossil...
“Such investments will soon be stranded assets, a blot on the landscape, and a blight on investment portfolios.”
Rise for Climate: Tens of thousands march in San Francisco calling for fossil-free world
The protest came just days before the start of the Global Climate Action Summit being organized by California Governor Jerry Brown.