Biden’s American Jobs Plan met with criticism from progressive activists and environmentalists
“There are a lot wins for us in this package. Despite those wins, the plan lacks a commitment to the full scale of transformation that is needed of our economy.”
Denver becomes latest city to require green roofs
"This is a battle won against climate but the war doesn't stop here."
Climate change and the limits of economic growth
If economic growth ushered in this era of climate change, how can economic growth also be part of the solution?
Desertification and land degradation now affects 50% of world’s population, economy: UN
Damage to soils and water has dire consequences for humanity, a new report warns ahead of meeting of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Climate change supercharges Hurricane Florence as 1.5 million evacuate in Carolinas & Virginia
People up and down the coast are preparing for extreme flooding and what the National Hurricane Center is calling a “life-threatening storm surge.”
Top oil lobbyist wants government open to keep rolling back environmental rules
There are signs the Trump administration is still at work on that fossil fuel-friendly agenda in some places, such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), despite the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Two pipelines shut down after 43 barrels of crude leak into Missouri soil
"We were very fortunate in the fact that there's a natural containment the oil resides."
Keeping cattle on public land is bad for people, cows, wildlife, and the planet
The U.S. beef industry is destroying the American Wild West and worsening the climate crisis.
Crossing the threshold: The world’s first 12-Month period above 1.5°C
"Rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are the only way to stop global temperatures increasing."
EPA announces new drinking water standards to limit ‘forever chemicals’
The new rule will restrict six PFAS chemicals in the water—individually, or in combination with each other or both—requiring public water systems to mitigate if the chemicals are found above allowable levels.