Major companies announce their commitment to eliminate single-use plastic
Major brands such as SeaWorld Parks, American Express, Royal Caribbean, IKEA, A&W Canada and Burger King U.K. have all announced their effort to eliminate items like plastic drinking straws, stirrers, lids and bags.
Native American water protector becomes first to be sentenced to time in federal prison...
Seven Native Americans face felony charges, while hundreds of others still face lesser charges for their role in the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline.
India’s decision to eliminate single-use plastic bags by 2022 is ‘game-changing’
"It is the duty of each one of us, to ensure that the quest for material prosperity does not compromise our environment."
Could a risky pipeline bring together a politically divided state?
"This project threatens some of our most basic American values; I think you'll find the people in Pennsylvania care a lot about public safety especially of their most vulnerable residents – children and seniors."
Plastic pollution is a problem – these kids are working for a solution
We have five questions for teenagers Carter and Olivia Ries, founders of One More Generation and the One Less Straw campaign.
Bayer, Monsanto acquisition a go
On June 7 "one of the world's largest pesticide producers will be combined with the world's largest seed company."
17 governors renew climate pledges on anniversary of Trump’s Paris Accord retreat
The governors of sixteen states and Puerto Rico that make up the U.S. Climate Alliance recommitted their pledges to the Paris agreement and announced a new wave of initiatives to accelerate and scale up climate action.
Conservation organizations question Japan’s controversial ‘scientific whaling’ program after killing 333 minke whales
“The continued killing of any whale is abhorrent to modern society, but these new figures make it even more shocking.”
Trump administration to auction off public land in Northern Arizona to dangerous fracking
"This is Trump's energy dominance policy at work, where nothing matters except fossil-fuel interests."
Vancouver becomes first city in world to approve zero waste strategic plan
"It's a coastal city, with the plastic items having a significant impact on the environment, we feel it's important to take action."