1,200 dead, 41 million affected by flooding in India, Bangladesh and Nepal
Although the monsoon is an annual event, this year’s rains have been considered far worse than usual, and people are blaming climate change for making things much worse.
Nonprofit groups sue Monsanto over deceptive Roundup labeling
The groups are asking for equitable relief on behalf of the general public.
Three years after the fuel spill, community members continue to demand accountability
The recently released DoD IG and GAO reports provide a scathing assessment of the Navy’s handling of the Red Hill facility, citing various management failures and facilities in disrepair.
This South Pacific nation is saying goodbye to single-use plastic bags and bottles
The PM of Vanuatu announced it the ban on Independence Day.
Right-wing group uses ‘B.S.’ environmental justice argument in effort to keep an oil pipeline...
“Keeping our communities apart ensures they can keep one of the riskiest pipelines open and pumping profits for themselves while we assume all the risk.”
Shot with rubber bullets, hospitalized, jailed: Line 3 protester Tara Houska decries police attack
20 water protectors were brutally arrested in Minnesota as resistance to the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline continues.
Architect of Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s political comeback now lobbies for Dakota Access owner
Lobbying disclosure forms reveal that Miller is also registered to lobby for utility giant Southern Company and major nuclear sector player AECOM.
Growing Amazon deforestation a grave threat to global climate
Brazil had managed to reduce Amazon deforestation since the 2004 total of 27,772 square kilometers. This shows that it is possible, but it depends on political will and adequate management.
‘This is an emergency’: Oxfam says rich nations’ $100 billion climate pledge not good...
“Time is running out for rich nations to build trust and deliver on their unmet target.”
Jeff Sessions sets back the clock
How low can he go? And how far back can this Attorney General take us?