Thursday, April 18, 2024

New study names modern pollution a major cause of premature deaths worldwide; US ranks...

"Pollution is an enormous and poorly addressed health problem."

Trump’s Christmas gift to big oil: Killing hopes of electric car tax credit extension

While AEA is calling the defeat of the EV tax credit extension a “holiday reprieve for taxpayers,” the move is perhaps more accurately described as a holiday gift to the oil industry.

How youth have changed the climate movement

Frustrated with a lack of process on curbing climate change, young activists are taking matters into their own hands.

Goldman Sachs becomes first major American bank to prohibit Arctic oil financing

“Goldman Sachs is right to recognize that destroying the Arctic Refuge would be bad business. We hope other American banks will follow their lead.”

Bearing the burden of climate change and extinction

Knowing what we’re going through weighs heavily on us, but there are ways to express and alleviate that pain.

Toxic chemicals found in rainwater and drinking water throughout the US

"When your water is polluted with toxic PFAS, it's not much comfort to know who is polluting it."
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COP25 was a failure, but activists’ collective organizing at the talks was unprecedented

Indigenous leaders and environmentalists blasted the United Nations for marginalizing civil society groups over two weeks of negotiations at the climate summit, while welcoming polluters.

U.S. Forest Service allows mining company to write its own environmental report, docs show

Documents show the U.S. Forest Service allowing a mining company to write it's own environmental report which has the purpose of examining the potential effect the open-pit mines would have on salmon

Eight states and DC commit to electrifying trucks and buses to reduce carbon footprint,...

"Zero-emission trucks and buses are better for the environment and health, while reducing fueling and maintenance costs."

Water waste must stop

The whole wastewater system is contributing to climate change.