EPA shuts down leaking oil refinery in St. Croix over ‘imminent’ public health threat
“This is a majority-Black island in a U.S. territory. It is located next to public housing. If this refinery were located most anywhere else in the country, it would have been shut down months ago.”
A Victorian logging company just won a controversial court appeal. Here’s what it means...
The ruling means logging is set to resume, despite the threats it poses to wildlife.
A leaking oil refinery on St. Croix gives Biden his first environmental justice test
This is a perfect chance for President Biden to show the country and the world just how serious he is about environmental justice.
New study decodes ExxonMobil’s ‘modern’ climate misinformation
Where it’s no longer credible to deny climate change, the fossil fuel giant puts the focus on ‘risk’ and blame on consumers, in echo of tobacco industry PR, researchers find.
Death of 18 endangered elephants in India under investigation
"Poisoning could be behind the death of the elephants."
New HSBC-backed coal plants will contribute to 19,000 deaths annually, new study estimates
Researchers said the total health impacts of the plants could amount to $6.2 billion a year.
Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline violates Michigan order, continues operating
The Canadian pipeline company's defiance of the order is a dramatic development in a long-running showdown between it and Michigan.
‘Overwhelming’ evidence Facebook is failing to tackle climate misinformation
Companies should consider pulling adverts from the platform until it takes further steps to tackle misleading climate-related content, say campaigners — but Facebook has been quick to defend its record.
Living near fracking wells is linked to higher rate of heart attacks, study finds
Fracking and the increased truck traffic created by the industry raise levels of air pollution significantly, and exposure to air pollution raises heart attack risk.
Viruses know no borders. Vaccines shouldn’t either.
As an Indian American, my family has experienced the worst of this pandemic in two countries. For any of us to be safe, we all need vaccine equity.