New study finds correlation between specific pesticides and central nervous system tumors in children
"Policy interventions to reduce pesticide exposure in individuals residing near agricultural fields should be considered to protect the health of children."
Toxic air pollution has dropped over the last two decades in California
Better refined fuels, moves toward electric vehicles, and better public transportation can make the air pollution issue even better over the next decade.
‘Wall Street is a primary villain’ in climate crisis, analysis shows
DeSmog’s investigation found that at least 65% of directors from 39 global banks had 940 connections to “climate-conflicted” industries.
Toxic waste ponds dangerously vulnerable to climate change
“They’re just an irresponsible way to store very dangerous waste.”
Revealed: The climate-conflicted directors leading the world’s top banks
65% of directors from the banks analyzed had connections to polluting industries and obstructive lobby groups.
‘Sacrifice zones’: How people of color are targets of environmental racism
A product of environmental racism, “sacrifice zones” are located near pollution hot spots and are usually communities of color.
Indigenous youth rally calls on Biden to cancel Line 3 and Dakota Access Pipelines
The White House remains silent on both of the pipeline projects, which Indigenous communities say are blatant cases of racism and injustice.
How persistent student organizing forced one of the largest public universities to divest from...
Over eight years, University of Michigan students led bold direct actions, continually recruited new students and forged ties with regents to keep $1 billion from the fossil fuel industry.
Food apartheid: Racialized access to healthy affordable food
"Food desert" has become a common term to describe low-income communities—often communities of color—where access to healthy and affordable food is limited or where there are no grocery stores.
Largest beef giant promises to go deforestation-free by 2035
“JBS has just promised at least 14 more years of forest destruction.”