Thursday, March 19, 2026

Endangered wildlife are getting dosed with rat poisons

Products marketed to kill rodents are instead threatening the lives of the wildlife that eat them as poisons travel up the food chain.

Youth climate activists demanding Green New Deal arrested for sit-in at #OilMoneyMitch McConnell’s office

"All we want is for him to put our lives above the interests of his campaign donors."

Australia plans to dump more than 1 million tons of sludge in Great Barrier...

"The last thing the reef needs is more sludge dumped on it, after being slammed by the floods recently. One million tonnes of dumping dredged sludge into world heritage waters treats our reef like a rubbish tip."

New study shows plastic pollution threatens human health on a global scale

“The heavy toxic burdens associated with plastic – at every stage of its life cycle – offers another convincing argument why reducing and not increasing production of plastics is the only way forward. Plastic is lethal, and this report shows us why.”

New documents reveal disproportionate amount spent on Scott Pruitt’s personal security, groups call for...

“Although Mr. Pruitt is no longer in office, we strongly believe that he should still be held responsible for his many misdeeds during his short tenure.”

‘Terrifying’: Rapid loss of biodiversity placing global food supplies at risk of ‘irreversible collapse’

"This should be at the top of every news bulletin and every government's agenda around the world."

#DrillingisKilling: Surfrider Foundation releases video to inform public of Trump administration’s offshore drilling plans

The Trump administration's new plan to expand offshore oil drilling will impact thousands of miles of coastline and the coastal life as many have...

EPA grants bee-killing pesticide ’emergency’ approval; a ‘routine abuse of emergency exemptions’

"The EPA is routinely misusing the 'emergency' process to get sulfoxaflor approved because it's too toxic to make it through normal pesticide reviews."

Victory: Federal court throws out Energy Transfer’s lawsuit against DAPL water protectors

"This is a huge victory not just for Greenpeace but for anyone and everyone who has ever stood up against powerful corporate interests."

A vote to retire two coal-fired power plants passes despite Trump’s cry to save...

"It is not about coal. This decision is about economics."