US Interior Secretary provokes Trump administration’s climate related orders
“I believe we have a unique opportunity to make our communities more resilient to climate change and to help lead the transition to a clean energy economy.”
‘Huge victory for our oceans:’ Trump effort to open Arctic to oil and gas...
"Experts in environmental law estimate that the Trump administration has now lost about 40 environmental cases in federal courts."
Endangered red wolf pups born in wild for first time in four years
“This new litter is the first wild-born litter of red wolves since 2018."
High Court rules Shell not liable in UK for Nigeria oil spills
The ruling is at odds with a decision at the Hague in 2015.
South American winter feels like summer with mountain temperatures above 100°F
“Overall, this heatwave is a startling reminder of how humans are changing Earth’s climate. We will continue to see such unprecedented extremes until we stop burning fossil fuels and emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.”
The Injustice at Standing Rock Is an American Story
I'm angry. White people in Oregon are acquitted while Native people in North Dakota are attacked by riot police from five states. And our politicians are preoccupied.
BP’s first global advertising campaign since Deepwater Horizon accused of being ‘deceptive and hypocritical’
“This is a ghastly hypocrisy in the face of an existential threat to the planet."
Will the Paris Agreement be Trumped?
Whether or not the world confronts climate change could boil down to how Americans vote.
Top 10 most contaminated groundwater sites revealed in first major coal ash pollution study
The report contains examples of several well-documented instances of residential tap water contaminated by coal ash.
California becomes first state to ban plastic produce bags
The bill, known as Senate Bill (SB) 1046, stipulates that stores can only provide so-called “precheckout bags” if they are compostable or made from recyclable paper.