Trump EPA’s refusal to strengthen air quality standards most likely to harm communities of...
“There is evidence that Black people have three times the hazard from long-term exposure to fine particles [soot] than the general population."
The next crisis? Losing the Amazon
If too much of the forest were to be degraded or lost, scientists worry that the whole area could be transformed into a savannah.
‘Plastic rain’ is pouring down in national parks
The plastic is trapped in fundamental atmospheric processes and falling all over the world, making plastic rain the new acid rain.
Trump administration eliminates protections for vast ocean monument — experts react
Here’s why the action is so harmful, how it’s possibly illegal, and why it won’t help struggling fishing communities.
Investors want companies to disclose environmental risk
“Consistent and comparable data is key in our company analysis and in particular in the climate risk and opportunity analysis.”
Big oil and gas benefit from small business bailout funding
“The PPP was supposed to help small businesses keep their doors open and their employees on payroll through the pandemic.”
As Amazonian wildfire season approaches, we must protect the vulnerable forest
Jair Bolsonaro’s aggressive deregulation and exploitation of the Amazon’s resources threatens the entire planet.
EPA thumbs nose at court order, says farmers can still use illegal dicamba herbicides
The move by the EPA amounts to a generous gift to BASF, Bayer and Corteva Agrisciences whose dicamba herbicides were deemed by the court to have been approved by the EPA illegally.
New Jersey becomes the first state to add the climate crisis to their curriculum
“This generation of students will feel the effects of climate change more than any other, and it is critical that every student is provided an opportunity to study and understand the climate crisis.”
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.