Environment

The court is now demanding answers from the government.

Understanding how climate change will impact mountain glaciers is the ultimate goal of the Perpetual Planet expeditions, of which the Everest trip was the first.

The analysis of 30 car companies found the auto sector to be the worst performing corporate sector ever assessed by World Benchmarking Alliance's human rights benchmark.

"While there may never be a complete account of the fate of all marine animals impacted by plastic, this report paints a grim picture."

"[This] rally is a culmination of intensive and sustained organizing by labor, racial justice, environmental, Indigenous, and other groups to address racial injustice, the climate crisis, and economic justice in this moment of overlapping crises."

A president can do a lot in battling climate change, without Congressional approval, through executive orders and EPA regulations. Obama’s record was mixed and hesitant. Biden will need to do many times better.

“The current food system is responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions; it’s also fully dependent on oil both for transport and because pesticides and fertilizers are petrochemically-derived.”

We must “shift from an economy that is extractive and exploitative to one that regenerates and repairs,” the new report says.

“At its heart, dam removal is about healing and restoration for the river, for the salmon, and for our people.”

Environmental advocates in Houston and Detroit are striking a balance between acting fast and making lasting change.