Big Banks break their climate promises by propping up Big Meat
Massive industrial livestock financing sabotages major U.S. banks’ climate goals.
Oracle drops lawsuit over Wisconsin rules that shield utility customers from data center debt
Twenty-three states had approved special rates for the largest power users by May, and Oracle's own credit rating now sits below the threshold Wisconsin regulators set.
US agriculture needs a 21st-century New Deal
If policymakers can envision a contemporary version of ideas in the original New Deal, a climate-friendly and socially just American agriculture is within reach.
G7 nations announce plan to end coal use by 2035
The G7 countries goal is to “phase out existing unabated coal power generation in our energy systems during the first half of 2030s.”
Philadelphia cop arrested on animal cruelty charges
Long has been suspended by Police Commissioner Richard Ross for thirty days with the intent to dismiss.
Otter cafés and ‘cute pets craze’ fuel illegal trafficking in Japan and Indonesia
A new documentary film has been released that shines a spotlight on the illegal trade in the Asian small-clawed otter, a species listed as vulnerable and in decline by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
World may hit 2 degrees of warming in 10-15 years thanks to fracking, says...
Dr. Anthony Ingraffea, Professor of Engineering Emeritus at Cornell University, outlined more precisely the role U.S. fracking is playing in changing the world's climate.
As climate emergency worsens, freak lightning storm sends snow, scorpion plague on Egypt’s Aswan
High winds blew the deadly Egyptian black, fat-tailed scorpions from the surrounding desert into the city and into people’s homes.
Hawaii’s water protectors lead a growing movement to close Navy fuel site after poisonous...
Upwards of 100 water protectors rallied outside the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu on Dec. 10. Their greatest fears had just come true....
New study identifies regions of greatest conservation potential for species, water quality, carbon
A new study has mapped out the regions where conservation actions can maximize the protection of biodiversity, carbon stocks, and water, while a separate study has identified regions of the world where land animals are most at threat.