Wednesday, May 8, 2024

WHO Report: One in four children die each year from unhealthy environments

Nearly 2 million children a year lose their lives to conditions caused by environmental pollution and hazards.

Climate groups applaud Newsom’s temporary fracking ban in California, but say other ‘critical next...

"Relentless organizing" by climate action groups across California forced the governor to call for a moratorium on fracking, 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben said.

Poachers break into French zoo and kill rhino for its horn

Of the five rhino species in existence, all are currently on the endangered species list.

House progressives, climate coalition demand end to ‘fossil fuel handouts’

Opposition to Build Back Better Act provisions that would benefit polluters comes amid reporting that Senate Democrats plan to delay a vote on the package until 2022.

Because ‘another world is possible,’ tens of thousands of activists stage climate mobilizations in...

With anti-coal Ende Gelände action in one city and Fridays for Future rally in another, activists demand urgent climate action.

Biden admin pauses permits for new fossil fuel projects

Environmental groups praised the Biden administration for halting new leases and permits while the court battle plays out, but expressed concern about how it would ultimately resolve. 

Study finds global coffee production at risk from climate change

“During any given year, climate hazards such as heatwaves, droughts, frosts and floods can each affect coffee yield.”
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NC Lagoons hold billions of gallons of hog feces. The hurricane may blast that...

Even if the storm weakens, experts warn Hurricane Florence could kill thousands of farm animals and trigger catastrophic waste spills from sewage treatment plants, hog waste lagoons and chicken farms.

Flooding of Nebraska Air Force Base illustrates security risk posed by climate change

The flooding at Offutt base has prompted further criticisms of Trump's denialism.

‘Major victory:’ Landowner’s legal challenge halts construction of Bayou Bridge Pipeline in Louisiana

"We have been tased, pepper sprayed, put into choke holds, and beaten with batons to stop this illegal construction that ETP was carrying out despite not having an easement for the land."