Saturday, May 16, 2026

Trump administration’s attempt to log largest national forest in US denied by federal judge

“This is a huge win for wildlife, climate, and all people’s voices on the most biologically diverse and vulnerable island on the Tongass National Forest.”

Half of US Shale Producers “Could Go Bankrupt”

This is the lowest level for oil since 2003.

US leads the world in plastic pollution, new study finds

"The U.S. has a relatively robust waste infrastructure, yet an estimated five times as much plastic pollution entered the oceans in 2016 than in 2010."

Voter Asks Ben Carson: If You’re So Smart, Why Don’t You Accept Climate Change?

At his town hall meeting in Iowa City, Ben Carson was asked why he does not publicly accept climate change to which Carson replies climate science is “politicized.”

Trader Joe’s announces plans to phaseout plastic waste after Greenpeace petition circulates

"The only way we are going to tackle this crisis is by pressuring corporations and governments to move away from throwaway plastics for good, and toward systems of reuse."

EPA approves the use of bee-killing pesticide on millions of acres

Trump’s EPA gave the okay to the ‘emergency’ use of sulfoxaflor, the bee-killing pesticide, on 13.9 million acres across 11 states. 

BREAKING: Thousands Of Gallons Of Crude Oil Have Spilled From A Southern California Pipeline

A pipeline in southern California has spilled 700 barrels of crude oil as of Thursday morning.

“This economic system is killing this planet”: Chicago residents demand the state halt the...

"The most direct way to address climate change is to keep fossil fuels in the ground."

Norvergence reveals the real culprit of Amazon deforestation and wildfires

Looking at the current relationship and scenario, the future of the Amazon rainforest seems to be in danger until some international organizations or the UN addresses the issue.

The rest of the story—Monsanto owner Bayer struggles to shed Roundup litigation woes

Monsanto owner, Bayer AG, is contemplating pulling the popular herbicide from the residential market as it struggles to cement a strategy to limit ongoing litigation.