Ozone pollution in US national parks is nearly the same as in large cities
Over the past century it has become increasingly hard to protect the parks from impacts of human activities outside their boundaries.
The Arctic Turns Ugly
Runaway global warming is exactly like it sounds, an earth-shattering asteroid collision that turns the planet into a fireball.
National Monuments open for business: Mining and drilling to begin on public lands
Today marks the "largest rollback of protections for public lands and waters in U.S. history."
The Clean Transit for America Plan unveiled to Senate
“Too many buses spew dirty diesel. That hurts the workers, that hurts the commuters, that hurts everyone.”
Youth climate activists demanding Green New Deal arrested for sit-in at #OilMoneyMitch McConnell’s office
"All we want is for him to put our lives above the interests of his campaign donors."
Using Trump tax cut for good: Patagonia donates $10 million to the planet
"Instead of putting the money back into our business, we're responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do."
Amazon plastic waste increased 29% during pandemic
“We understand people need Amazon. And so we’re hoping Amazon can fix this problem and become a leader in reducing plastic, which is really important for the oceans.”
Radical Realism About Climate Change
If we fail, we should not be surprised if, just a few years from now, the planetary thermostat is under the control of a handful of states or military and scientific interests.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, June 20, 2018
U.S. withdraws from Human Rights Council, Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, first ladies unite against family separation at the border, and more.
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."