Thursday, August 7, 2025

Keep thinking outside the box

Climate change is caused by too much reliance on fossil fuels – and yet the United States continues to rely upon them.

Damming rivers is terrible for human rights, ecosystems and food security

Despite industry rhetoric, hydropower is high-cost and high-risk. There are better options for a post-pandemic recovery and a renewable energy future.

Pennsylvania families exposed to unusually high levels of oil and gas industry chemicals, report...

“The commonwealth has a long relationship with extractive industry, but it is an abusive one. It is time to start planning a divorce.”

Citi announces commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

Citi's announcement makes then the third major U.S. bank to commit to achieve net zero financed emissions by 2050.

Analysis: How Exxon is being forced to accept the reality of bad fossil fuel...

Exxon has a well-established history of misleading the public and investors about the risks of climate change, and is involved in a number of lawsuits from cities and counties over it.

Despite pressure from US and Bayer, Mexico will ban glyphosate

“Our rationale is based on the precautionary principle in the face of environmental risks as well as the right of the Mexican government to take action in favor of the public good.”

Reclaimed water could be the solution to farming in a drier future

A California farm is making sure wastewater no longer goes to waste.

Investigation into chemical exposure from fracking in Pennsylvania provokes call for rapid phaseout

“Pennsylvania’s children should not be used as laboratory rats,” said biologist Sandra Steingraber, who called fracking “an uncontrolled human experiment” that involves “toxic exposures.”

Fossil freeze: Deadly Texas catastrophe shows how natural gas systems can fail when demand...

Climate scientists warn that what lies ahead for all of us isn’t simply “global warming,” it’s what some call global weirding.

Making every school greener: 9 easy ways for students to lead the change

Starting from small, everyday changes in schools, things can change for the better.