Trump EPA’s refusal to strengthen air quality standards most likely to harm communities of...
“There is evidence that Black people have three times the hazard from long-term exposure to fine particles [soot] than the general population."
US National Parks saw record attendance in 2024, but staff were told not to...
NPS staff have been told not to share external communications about the record number of visits.
Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal is a game-changer for food & farming
The scope of the challenge ahead of us shares similarities with the crisis faced by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1940s....
The Disintegrated Mind: The Greatest Threat to Human Survival on Earth
Like many people who have struggled to understand why human beings are driving the sixth mass extinction event in Earth’s history, which...
Zero-Waste Markets Hit the U.S.
Several entrepreneurs are dabbling in ways to clean plastics out of the oceans. Introducing zero-waste markets.
VICTORY! Appeals court rule EPA cannot delay Obama-era emissions rule
This is a huge victory for environmentalists, who have been working tirelessly against Scott Pruitt and the EPA to ensure Obama-era environmental regulations aren’t undone.
How Monsanto captured the EPA (and twisted science) to keep glyphosate on the market
Since 1973, Monsanto has cited dubious science, like tests on the uteri of male mice, and the EPA has let much of it slide.
California oil lobby seeks to strip environmental protections for groundwater amid drought
The move could make it harder for landowners to sue companies that pollute water tables.
Red states lead U.S. in wind and solar power production, study finds
Despite climate action often being frustrated by Republican leaders in Congress and at the local level, states with Republican governors and a majority of Republican state legislators are leading the nation in solar and wind.
The Arctic Refuge at a crossroads: Native voices, environmental risks, and political agendas amid...
The Arctic Refuge faces a critical moment as drilling plans threaten Indigenous rights, wildlife, and the climate, with Biden’s limited protections set to collide with Trump’s expansive energy agenda.