NYC public schools to excuse climate strikers
The New York City public schools will allow their 1.1 million students to skip school for Friday's global climate strike, The New York Times...
Sioux Tribe leaders respond to army eviction notice of #NoDAPL camp, refuse to give...
After receiving notice of the US Army Corps’ plan to evict peaceful protesters from their camps, Sioux tribal leaders have responded with dignity and defiance, promising to stay put in defense of their land and people.
Climate change is too serious for political labels
When we talk about the Green New Deal, let’s forget the labels and talk about how to mount an effort up to the existential challenges of our time.
Oil spill shuts TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline in same county where ‘paper-thin’ pipe found in...
The cause of the spill is not yet clear and investigators have not yet confirmed its precise location.
‘Major hurdle’ cleared as youth activists advance historic climate case
“These brave young people have cleared a major hurdle in their pursuit of a judgment which compels European governments to accelerate their climate mitigation efforts.”
Enbridge gave Massachusetts studies by climate denier, ALEC associate in gas project assessment
“To be taking the work of climate deniers at this time is unconscionable."
New bill aims to restore ‘common-sense’ plastic water bottle ban in national parks
The bill would allow National Park Service regional directors the discretion to implement the policy and encourages them to develop a visitor education strategy to explain the rationale for the program.
EPA announces new drinking water standards to limit ‘forever chemicals’
The new rule will restrict six PFAS chemicals in the water—individually, or in combination with each other or both—requiring public water systems to mitigate if the chemicals are found above allowable levels.
Coastal flooding could threaten millions and cost trillions by 2100, new study finds
"Globally we need to understand that changes of this nature will occur by 2100 and we need to plan how we are going to respond."
How $9 billion from taxpayers fueled plastics production – and illegal pollution
A new report estimates the public cost of underwriting U.S. plastics industry growth and the environmental violations that followed.