Vermont faces legal challenge from big oil over law requiring climate damage payments
A lawsuit from major fossil fuel groups aims to derail Vermont’s groundbreaking plan to make polluters pay for climate disasters.
Leaked documents show Brazil’s Bolsonaro has grave plans for Amazon rainforest
democraciaAbierta has seen a PowerPoint presentation that shows that Bolsonaro’s government intends to use hate speech to isolate minorities of the Amazon.
Ford Becomes Latest Major Corporation to Dump ALEC
Ford has responded to consumer concern over its membership in ALEC - by dumping them.
Seattle will ban plastic straws and utensils at restaurants next year
The exemption that allowed restaurants to dispense plastics is set to expire and will not be renewed.
Youth activists holding coordinated press conferences to raise awareness on landmark court case
The next hearing on the case will be Tuesday, June 4, at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Why fixing methane leaks from the oil and gas industry can be a climate...
It might be the cheapest, quickest way to reduce climate change without roiling the economy.
Can we afford a fair global climate transition?
The cost of transformation is not cheap, but consider the alternatives.
60 million U.S. residents face triple digit temperatures this week
We plan our days around getting from one air-conditioned place to another.”
EPA’s historic ban on toxic chemicals: A win for health, or a temporary victory?
The EPA bans two carcinogenic chemicals after decades of advocacy, but political and industrial challenges loom.
A historic victory for gray wolves in Colorado election
“These are things that signal the fact that all is right ecologically, that wildness has returned.”