It’s raining PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in Miami, study shows
Their findings identified 21 types of PFAS in rainwater across the city, including the now-phased-out PFOS and PFOA compounds as well as newer PFAS varieties still used in manufacturing.
Supreme Court allows EPA to implement carbon emission standards despite ongoing appeals case
The fossil fuel industry filed lawsuits with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit requesting the court block the program and the Supreme Court put the EPA's new rule on hold until it was settled in court.
EU accused of inviting fossil fuel executives to COP28 under false pretenses
More fossil fuel lobbyists were granted access to the Dubai summit than any previous year.
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola sued over plastic pollution and misleading recycling claims
The legal challenge asserts that PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have falsely promoted their products as recyclable, despite knowing the significant environmental harm plastic pollution causes.
Nanoplastics in the human body are weakening antibiotic effectiveness, heightening resistance risks
New research reveals how nanoplastics compromise antibiotic effectiveness, raising alarm over plastic pollution’s role in fueling global antibiotic resistance.
The globalized, industrialized food system is destroying the world—we urgently need to support local...
Our food system is linked to an economic system fundamentally biased against what’s good for people and the planet.
Billionaire emissions outpace lifetime footprints of average individuals, new report shows
The report examines how the super-rich’s use of luxury transportation and investments in polluting industries exacerbate the climate crisis.
Billions in fossil fuel subsidies worsen global health threats amid record-breaking climate crisis
2024 Lancet Countdown Report calls for redirection of $1 trillion in subsidies to combat health impacts of climate change.
The plastics industry’s wish list for a second Trump administration
Endorsed by petrochemical lobbyists, the legislation is being criticized by environmentalists who are calling it the industry’s own Project 2025.
How long before this storm turns political?
What's at stake in 2024 — from (my) rural America.