Delaware River Basin Commission votes to ban fracking in historic victory
"Banning fracking in the Delaware River Basin is an historic event."
Two new rules shift trucks sales and all locomotives operating in California to zero...
“We applaud this ambitious move by the California Air Resources Board to mandate electrification of locomotives and trucks, setting a new bar in the state’s efforts to combat climate change and save lives."
The Paris Pact might save the climate from Trump
Because of their leadership, the climate might be able to withstand what havoc Trump may wreak.
‘Nowhere is immune:’ Researchers find record levels of microplastics in Arctic Sea ice
"It suggests that microplastics are now ubiquitous within the surface waters of the world's ocean."
Understanding the fossil fuel industry’s legacy of white supremacy
“We are trapped in history.”
Supreme Court weighs EPA’s smog plan in historic environmental case
In a pivotal hearing, the Supreme Court deliberates on the EPA's cross-state smog control strategy, with far-reaching implications for public health and air quality nationwide."
This year’s ozone hole is the smallest it’s been since 1988
The ozone shield in Earth’s stratosphere helps absorb the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet radiation, which causes problems such as skin cancer.
UN group wants to make sure corporate net-zero pledges aren’t just greenwashing
"But we also urgently need every business, investor, city, state and region to walk the talk on their net-zero promises.”
Groups challenge Trump administration’s delisting of gray wolves
The lawsuit claims the United States Fish and Wildlife Service made a decision "based on politics, not science."
Oceans have absorbed 60% more heat than scientists thought
It means that policy makers now have even less leeway when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions if they want to keep warming to 1.5 or even 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels.