Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Scientists, climate experts endorse Joe Biden as 2020 presidential candidate

"On Earth Day, we speak with one voice: we must elect Joe Biden the next president of the United States—for all our sakes."

COVID-19 ‘liberate’ groups are the same ones pushing climate denial

The well-funded machinery that sowed doubt about climate is now sowing seeds of doubt over the economic and public health response to COVID-19.

A decade later and still nothing learned from BP’s Deepwater Horizon offshore oil spill

“Instead of learning lessons from the BP disaster, President Trump is proposing to radically expand offshore drilling, while dismantling the few protections put in place as a result of the catastrophic blowout.”

Revealed: US funds study on bat coronavirus at Wuhan Institute of Virology

While the current coronavirus outbreak is no doubt zoonotic—originating from animals—, scientists said, ministers and senior government officials claim that the pandemic could have accidentally leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Why this farmer went from raising chickens to growing industrial hemp

There is a way out of our cruel, unjust food system.

The most important thing media can tell us is how we’re getting infected

Finding out what the weak spots are in our defense against the coronavirus is the most vital task journalists can perform right now. It’s news we could use—desperately.

Massive drop in air pollution amid coronavirus makes Himalayan Mountain Range a visible backdrop...

"The nationwide Janta Curfew on March 22, 2020 and lock down since March 24, 2020, have resulted in significant improvement in air quality in the country, as revealed by data analysis and comparison of data for time before enforcement of restrictions."

Kansas Supreme Court rule in favor of renewable energy

“With today’s Supreme Court ruling, we make headway toward fairness and justice for solar and renewable energy users in Kansas.”

5 big environment stories you probably missed while you’ve been watching coronavirus

But while we might need to ignore climate change right now if only to save our sanity, it certainly hasn’t been ignoring us.

Monsanto documents predicted damage to US farms

Dozens of U.S. farms have joined together to sue Monsanto (now Bayer) and BASF in order to hold them accountable for the damage of millions of acres of farmland and crops.