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."
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."
Scientists stunned by off-the-charts Arctic temperatures, record-low sea ice
"Human-caused climate change is beginning to radically transform our planet."
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.
Oil pipeline spills 53,000 gallons on First Nations land
It is currently unclear how the leak happened or which company operates the underground pipeline that breached.
“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."
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.”
Half of US Shale Producers “Could Go Bankrupt”
This is the lowest level for oil since 2003.
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.
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.