Air pollution, mental illness and COVID-19
The pandemic has given the natural environment a brief respite from human abuse; as countries ‘open up’, we have the chance to adopt a new responsible approach to living and not revert to old destructive ways.
Sixth mass extinction of wildlife accelerating quicker than expected
“Extinction breeds extinctions.”
20,000 ton oil spill in Russian Arctic has ‘catastrophic consequences’ for wildlife
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world.
In ‘targeted strike’ against environmental and racial justice, Trump EPA curbs state power to...
"Like so much of what Trump is pursuing now, this is a targeted strike against environmental justice and racial justice."
Clean water act rollback: Trump’s EPA limits states’ and tribes’ rights to block pipelines
“We won’t stand idly by as they rip away our authority under the law to preserve water quality.”
Congress investigates how Marathon Petroleum and Koch Network influenced clean cars rollbacks
Marathon “worked with powerful oil-industry groups and a conservative policy network financed by the billionaire industrialist Charles G. Koch to run a stealth campaign to roll back car emissions standards.”
California leads multi-state lawsuit against Trump admins’ clean car rollback
"We will join our partner states and take the Trump Administration to court to fight another illegal and dangerous rollback.”
Trump’s National Park Service greenlights hunting of bear cubs and wolf pups in their...
Lifting this restriction grants hunters permission to use cruel and inhumane hunting tactics.
‘Not another decade to waste’ — How to speed up the clean energy transition
Energy policy expert Leah Stokes explains who’s pushing climate delay and denial — it’s not just fossil fuel companies — and what we need to do now.
Canadian court slams Trump climate advisor in successful libel case
The case now goes back to the lower court to cover some unresolved issues and, presumably, for an assessment of damages.