Friday, March 29, 2024

March for Science: NationofChange marches with thousands in Earth Day protests

The momentum to bring back respect for science has started.

EPA to shut down open data service Friday

President Trump’s administration continues to wipe Obama-era climate initiatives off the Internet.

Giant waterfall in Antarctica worries scientists

The big question is: has the level of surface melting increased in the last seven decades?
A photo of Neil deGrasse Tyson

Science celebrities speak out on Earth Day

“We are at a critical juncture. Science is under attack.”

BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused $17.2 billion in environmental damage to the Gulf...

Seven years ago yesterday, a blowout at an ultra-deepwater well operated by British oil giant BP in the Gulf of Mexico caused an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig and ultimately led to 134 million gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf.

Dow Chemical pushes Trump administration to scrap pesticide study

Dow donated $1 million to the presidential inauguration and the company's CEO, Liveris, leads Trump's advisory council on manufacturing.

Widely-opposed pipeline ‘confirms worst fears’ after two spills into Ohio wetlands

“Construction on the Rover Pipeline must be stopped immediately, as an investigation into Energy Transfer's total failure to adequately protect our wetlands and communities is conducted.”

Tribunal judges: Monsanto violates basic human rights to a healthy environment

Companies that cause damage to health, food and healthy environment should and will be held accountable for their actions.

‘Horific’: Two-thirds of Great Barrier Reef damaged in ‘unprecedented’ bleaching

Combating global warming is really the only way to help protect the rest of this coral.

How climate change ensures hotter weather as new normal for Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon serves as an apt metaphor for the future challenges of a hotter planet.