Carl Pope: Why Donald Trump is going after our national monuments
Under Trump’s instructions, his cabinet has bountifully rewarded the patron’s favorite clients with sparkling rewards.
Trump administration to remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act
"This attempt to eliminate crucial protections for gray wolves demonstrates an anti-predator bias that continues to influence wolf management decisions."
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 9, 2018
The first ever Muslim Congresswoman, Zinke blames wildfires on environmentalists, Trump wants to open California's public lands to fracking, and more.
Kochs fund study to kill electric vehicle tax credit via same group that defended...
The aggressive deployment of this NERA study suggests an escalation in the Koch-funded attack on the EV tax credit in the last few weeks of Republican control of both chambers of Congress.
‘A new and unanticipated danger of plastic pollution’: New study shows plastic’s effect on...
The study is the first of its kind to look at the impacts of plastic on this type of bacteria.
New tobacco filters sprout seeds when littered
“After all, any business that makes only money, we believe, is a bad business.”
15 lawmakers plotting to privatize America’s public lands
With the West already losing to development one football field's worth of natural areas every two and a half minutes, these shared lands are more important than ever.
Monsanto cancer lawsuits take dramatic turn over EPA official’s ‘highly suspicious’ role
An EPA scientist says that Rowland and another official “intimidated staff” into changing reports related to the glyphosate findings.
Oil pipeline on Native lands ramps up as Canada honors its Indigenous People
“In the context of our climate emergency, when Indigenous peoples stand against pipelines, we are not only standing up to protect our land rights, we are also standing up for everyone on the planet and future generations that come after us.”
Why Was 2014 Hottest Year on Record? The Humans Did It
The most important thing President Obama did for the environment was not to block Keystone XL, but to throw billions in research and development money at solar panel research for a sweltering humankind.