Keystone XL oil spill shuts down pipeline and halts flow of millions of gallons...
An estimated 3,500 barrels of oil (147,000 gallons) spilled into an agricultural field in a rural area, about 60 miles southwest of Fargo.
Prescription drugs may be polluting our drinking water
“Pollution from prescription drugs threatens public health and the safety of drinking water."
Grassroots conservation efforts in Laos helps reintroduce critically endangered Siamese crocodiles into wild
With less than 1,000 surviving in the wild, this was a last refuge for one of the rarest reptiles left on Earth.
Why Is Glyphosate Sprayed on Crops Right Before Harvest?
While the pre-harvest use of glyphosate may account for a small amount of overall use of the herbicide, this still has a huge impact.
New tobacco filters sprout seeds when littered
“After all, any business that makes only money, we believe, is a bad business.”
Exposed: Toward a BPA-free future
"It's just as bad as the climate in terms of its impact on living things. It's arguably faster acting, and hardly anyone knows about it."
Kenya Court of Appeal blocks government’s import of GMOs
A case was brought against the government challenging its decision to lift the GMO ban it had in place in October 2022.
Extinction Rebellion movement starts week-long demonstration in US and around world demanding ‘system change...
“It’s time to do what’s never been done before in the fight against climate change – a collective and coordinated international rebellion that will continue to escalate until our demands are met."
Pesticides cause 2024 mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies, new study finds
The study was a result of researchers discovering the mass die-off of hundreds of monarch butterflies near the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary in California, where the butterflies overwinter.
Global oil demand to peak next year, BP predicts
The report focused on two main forecast scenarios—Current Trajectory and Net Zero—and predicted that oil consumption will peak at approximately 102 million barrels a day in 2025.