USDA may allow genetically modified trees to be released into the wild
A genetically engineered chestnut tree may be the first to spread into forests, setting dangerous global precedents.
Ban of three bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides holds up in EU court
“The Court of Justice has reaffirmed that protecting nature and people’s health takes precedence over the narrow economic interests of powerful multinationals..."
‘America the beautiful’: Biden administration aims to protect 30% of US lands and waters...
“This is a critical opportunity for Americans to come together to build a new, more inclusive model of conservation to save nature, and ultimately ourselves,” said one advocate.
New government report highlights federal failures to oversee offshore drilling
More proposed rules to fix a broken regulatory system are a distraction from the real issue of the government failing to hold the oil industry accountable.
The Clean Transit for America Plan unveiled to Senate
“Too many buses spew dirty diesel. That hurts the workers, that hurts the commuters, that hurts everyone.”
New lawsuit challenges ‘fast-track’ permits used for oil and gas pipelines nationwide
For nearly a decade, pipeline companies have relied on the contested Nationwide Permit 12 when their projects cross waterbodies in the U.S.
Climate change: how bad could the future be if we do nothing?
This is what the science suggests those very different realities could look like.
Biden administration lets DAPL oil continue to flow without permit
The administration allowed DAPL to continue pumping oil despite lacking a key federal permit.
In ‘critical and totally doable first step,’ EPA proposes phasedown of climate super-pollutants
With this rule to reduce hydrofluorocarbons, “EPA is taking another significant step under President Biden’s ambitious agenda to address the climate crisis,” said the agency’s administrator.
Installing solar panels over California’s canals could yield water, land, air and climate payoffs
Building smart solar developments on canals and other disturbed land can make power and water infrastructure more resilient while saving water, reducing costs and helping to fight climate change.