Florida approves extension of field trial of GE mosquitoes despite concerns
But scientists, environmental groups and public health experts warned that the Florida Department of Agriculture's (FDAC) approval for Oxitec's continued field trial came despite major health and ecosystem concerns.
Big oil may face some consequences: New York sues Exxon for deceiving investors on...
"Exxon built a facade to deceive investors into believing that the company was managing the risks of climate change regulation to its business when, in fact, it was intentionally and systematically underestimating or ignoring them."
Police in Minnesota are using private security firms to target anti-pipeline organizers
“It’s clear that Enbridge is doing everything they can to have a very highly skilled force of security and law enforcement at their fingertips to do what they can to stop any resistance to Line 3.”
Bill McKibben: Climate change is scary – not the Green New Deal
It’s very clear that conservatives have one plan for dealing with the popularity of the Green New Deal: scaring the hell out of people.
7 ways Trump’s EPA is breaking our bipartisan chemical safety law
It's been three years since Congress passed historic, bipartisan legislation to update our chemical safety law and better protect the American public from harmful...
550,000 acres on fire in Alaska in latest sign of the climate crisis
Alaska's fires show the footprints of climate change in multiple ways.
Yellowstone Planning on Killing 900 Bison
To prevent overpopulation and overgrazing, hundreds of Bison are slaughtered every year at Yellowstone National Park.
San Francisco Becomes First Major City to Require Solar Panels on New Buildings
California also has more solar jobs and installed more megawatts of solar capacity last year than any other state in the nation.
Renewables generated 43% of electricity used by Australia’s main power grid in first quarter...
It was the highest first-quarter share of renewables in the 25-year history of the National Energy Market.
Firefighter shortage across US poses ‘dangerous’ risks as peak wildfire season ramps up
The country’s fire managers moved its response to “Preparation Level 4,” the second-highest designation, which shows that firefighting resources are heavily committed.