Environmental defender murdered in Mexico days before vote on pipeline project
"This is a political crime for the human rights defense that Samir Flores Samir and the FPDTA carried out against the [project] and for people's autonomy and self-determination."
Decades of lobbying weakened Americans’ gas mileage and turbocharged pain at the pump
The oil and automotive industries, as well as the Koch network, undercut efforts to make today’s fleet of vehicles more efficient and less reliant on fossil fuels.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Another oil spill, fracking fuels climate change, Mueller investigates Blackwater founder Erik Prince, and more.
3 Reasons to be hopeful about our planet in 2018
We've got a lot to do to protect our planet, but here is what to be hopeful for this year.
Trump administration to halt clean car standards, revoke California’s right to regulate
The Trump administration’s plan, as reported by Bloomberg, disregards the arguments and wishes of the auto industry.
Common weedkiller ingredient diquat linked to organ damage and gut harm as EPA resists...
New research shows diquat, used in place of glyphosate, is more toxic and banned abroad but widely sprayed in US agriculture.
‘Underground climate change’ is shifting Chicago’s foundations, study finds
“Underground climate change is a silent hazard.”
US has produced more oil than any country in history for six consecutive years
In December, the average U.S. crude oil production hit a monthly high of more than 13.3 million barrels per day.
The Senate finally approves aid for Flint, but at an expense
“Federal funding to help begin fixing the pipes at the heart of the Flint water crisis is shamefully overdue.”
10 States Blocking the Power of the Sun
Some of the sunniest states in the U.S. are not taking initiative and are not creating policies in an effort to better the environment.