Saturday, May 23, 2026

How an old law is helping fight new plastic problems

New legislative efforts to ban plastics are important, but a recent court ruling in Texas reminds us that enforcing existing laws is a crucial part of the plastics fight.

To critics who say climate action is ‘too expensive,’ Greta Thunberg responds: ‘If we...

During an event in New York City Monday night with author and environmentalist Naomi Klein, 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg had a simple message...

After dam removal, Washington state tribe fishes for salmon on Elwha River for first...

For the first time in more than a hundred years, members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe are fishing for coho salmon on the free-flowing river.

U.S. Town Unites to Successfully Stop Nestle From Drilling On Their Land

This town’s residents just showed Nestle they’re not backing down against corporate greed.

New UK study proves plastic bag legislation is working

"Great to see less plastic bags in our oceans, but we need the government to put an end to the use of all avoidable single-use plastic by 2025."

Mattel launches pilot program to recover and recycle toys with sustainability at the forefront

Mattel PlayBack is a toy "takeback" program that helps support the company's goal to achieve "100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials across all products and packaging by 2030."

As US squanders $728.5 billion/ yr on Pentagon, China captures 65% of global EV...

The US Republican Party and their plus-one, Sen. Joe Manchin, are preventing the US from becoming the dominant automaker in the world in this decade by consistently shooting down the green energy and transportation provisions.

Hundreds march to protest Keystone XL on eve of public hearings

Nebraska residents believe that the pipeline threatens water supplies as well as Nebraska farmland.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, some pipeline projects push forward while others falter nationwide

Nationwide, pipeline companies had already trimmed $1.9 billion from their 2020 budgets.

One third of freshwater fish face extinction, new report warns

A new report from a coalition of 16 conservation groups warns that almost a third of freshwater fish species face extinction because of human activity.