Sanders wants big oil CEOs to testify at Senate climate hearing
“These companies are producing a significant percentage of the carbon that we use, which is destroying our planet, and we want to know what they are doing to transform their companies away from fossil fuel.”
Young Indigenous organizers are taking the fight against oil pipelines to Biden
With the Line 3 and Dakota Access pipelines threatening Indigenous land, youth from the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes ran 2,000 miles to deliver a powerful message to the new administration.
2.3 million Americans exposed to high levels of strontium in drinking water
High strontium in drinking water is linked to rickets in children, an extremely rare skeletal condition causing soft, sometimes deformed, bones.
New study finds correlation between specific pesticides and central nervous system tumors in children
"Policy interventions to reduce pesticide exposure in individuals residing near agricultural fields should be considered to protect the health of children."
Toxic air pollution has dropped over the last two decades in California
Better refined fuels, moves toward electric vehicles, and better public transportation can make the air pollution issue even better over the next decade.
‘Wall Street is a primary villain’ in climate crisis, analysis shows
DeSmog’s investigation found that at least 65% of directors from 39 global banks had 940 connections to “climate-conflicted” industries.
Toxic waste ponds dangerously vulnerable to climate change
“They’re just an irresponsible way to store very dangerous waste.”
Revealed: The climate-conflicted directors leading the world’s top banks
65% of directors from the banks analyzed had connections to polluting industries and obstructive lobby groups.
‘Sacrifice zones’: How people of color are targets of environmental racism
A product of environmental racism, “sacrifice zones” are located near pollution hot spots and are usually communities of color.
Indigenous youth rally calls on Biden to cancel Line 3 and Dakota Access Pipelines
The White House remains silent on both of the pipeline projects, which Indigenous communities say are blatant cases of racism and injustice.