Former head of energy, environment at ALEC, Todd Wynn, hired by Trump Interior Department
Wynn's new job at Interior will parallel his past role at ALEC.
World leaders’ lack of urgency to fight climate crisis hangs over UN General Assembly
“Climate change ignores power politics. It doesn’t care how many armies you have, how many weapons you have… We saw in the pandemic when we don’t organize collectively how damaging it is. Climate is just much worse.”
Stop Polluting, or There Will Be More Plastic Than Fish in the Ocean by...
A new report finds that the volume of plastic trash is increasing and will outweigh all the fish in the world within 35 years.
PFAS in drinking water increases rates of certain cancers, new study confirms
Also known as "forever chemicals," the research of cancer incidents collected between 2016 and 2021 showed up to 33 percent higher rates of certain cancers.
Arizona to use people in prison to fight its wildfires, pay $1.50 an hour
Incarcerated people clearing brush, in temperatures that hit 115°F in Phoenix for six days in a row last week, will make $1.00 per hour.
EU to ban common single-use plastics to address environment and marine pollution
"Europe now has a legislative model to defend and promote at international level, given the global nature of the issue of marine pollution involving plastics."
To save planet, solve twin crises of climate change and species loss together, say...
Some climate solutions can actually harm biodiversity. But there are synergistic solutions that can tackle both issues.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 12
Law students launch nationwide strike against illegitimate justice, Chinese intel officer arrested and charged with economic espionage, Enbridge Pipeline explosion forces First Nations community to flee, and more.
New global study confirms microplastic found in nearly all species of marine animals looked...
"Our society's addiction to throwaway plastic is fueling a global environmental crisis that must be tackled at source."
From across the country, gifts of tiny houses arrive for Standing Rock
How five large trees in remote Oregon ended up as winter housing for water protectors, including their first newborn baby.