Map shows chemical-related incidents happen every two days in US
In the wake of the train derailment in Ohio, a new analysis shows chemical accidents are more common in the United States...
Study: Children have better nutrition when they live near forests
The data show that forests aren't just correlated with improvements in people's diets. We show that forests cause these improvements."
Iraq’s climate crisis
America's war for oil and the Great Mesopotamian Dustbowl.
Bitter legal fight between climate deniers ends with $630,000 transfer to new group targeting...
“The recent court cases against Schnare and FMELC show that they have sought to avoid even basic levels of accountability, all the while making careers out of subjecting scientists to bogus fishing expeditions in the name of 'transparency.'”
Trump’s EPA could limit its own ability to use new science to strengthen air...
In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.
Food at risk as third of plants face extinction
“Extinction is forever, which is a loss not only in terms of their evolution and persistence on the planet, but also a loss to the future of our food.”
How to solve the big problems that small family farms are facing
Direct sales and the organic label are not enough to keep family-scale farms viable.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, October 10
Judge throws out felony charges against climate deniers, the top immigrant-friendly cities in the United States, Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador, and more.
Greenpeace releases far-reaching ‘just recovery agenda’ to tackle interlocking crises of inequality, racial injustice,...
We must “shift from an economy that is extractive and exploitative to one that regenerates and repairs,” the new report says.
Dutch trains are world’s first to run on 100% wind power
The Dutch government is looking to ramp up the nation's share of renewable energy from 4 percent to 16 percent.