Toxic air – the ‘invisible killer’ that stifles 300 million children
For WHO and its partners, this series of measures to achieve a reduction of pollutants could significantly reduce the number of annual deaths from air pollution.
A lawsuit has been filed against Keystone XL
“The Trump administration keeps trying to fast-track and rubber-stamp the boondoggle Keystone XL pipeline project, but they keep losing ‘bigly’ every time we take them to court.”
Hoboken, New Jersey sues oil industry for climate impacts from its ‘deceptive actions’
“We want to be compensated for the costs of climate damages both past, present and future.”
As Enbridge races to build Line 3 Pipeline, resistance ramps up in the courts...
Meanwhile, the fight against Line 3 in Minnesota is continuing on the ground as Enbridge plows ahead with construction.
Record heat and flimsy power grid across US illustrates urgent need for green infrastructure
“Texas’ grid shutting down in both cold and heat,” said one Democratic lawmaker, “underscores the facts we need to invest in clean and renewable energy infrastructure. Immediately.”
How to cultivate environmental awareness at schools
How to tell children about ecology to show them respect for the environment and not turn such a lesson into a routine? Let's take a deeper look at some options and how anyone can apply them in real life and class.
Senate tax bill could be ‘devastating’ to wind and solar power
Tax credits have fueled the renewable energy industry's boom, but the Senate tax bill "undermine[s] our capacity to use renewable energy tax credits, which have value only if they can be monetized."
Emails reveal Trump admin mulling Big Oil plan to transfer public land to states
This revelation comes from emails and documents obtained by the Western Values Project through the Freedom of Information Act.
Koch-funded groups – yet again – speak out against electric vehicle tax credits
A coalition of thirty conservative free-market advocacy organizations – the majority of which have clear ties to Charles and David Koch through their funding or leadership – are behind it.
Biden considers declaring climate emergency after Manchin frustrates climate agenda
"This is an important moment. There is probably nothing more important for our nation and our world than for the United States to drive a bold, energetic transition in its energy economy from fossil fuels to renewable energy."