South America’s second-largest forest is also burning – and ‘environmentally friendly’ charcoal is subsidizing...
Due to the some of the fastest deforestation in the world, this once enormous ecosystem may soon be gone outside of protected areas.
Obama alums are pushing fracked gas exports. That’s exactly what Trump wants
At least five of these Obama officials now work for natural gas export companies.
6 ways citizens across the U.S. are using science to build a better world
By collecting climate change data, monitoring air quality, and reverse-engineering insulin, locals are creating a more just and equitable society.
Vanguard / Facebook investment giant votes to require Exxon to Detail Climate risk disclosure
“Climate risk is an example of a slowly developing and highly uncertain risk—the kind that tests the strength of a board’s oversight and risk governance.”
Evidence CEOs tried to illegally boost oil prices grows as FTC bars Hess from...
The FTC’s complaint is the second major deal this year where the antitrust agency found evidence of collusion between top shale producers and oil companies that they’re legally obligated to compete against.
Newly launched scorecard tool ranks food packaging for sustainability and safety
The goal of the project is to help businesses and consumers make informed decisions that reduce their environmental impact while also protecting human health.
EPA announces emergency order immediately suspending weedkiller DCPA
The ban of the pesticide, dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate and chlorthal-dimethyl, goes into affect immediately while the EPA begins the cancellation process, which will lead to a permanent ban of DCPA.
The Supreme Court has curtailed EPA’s power to regulate carbon pollution – and sent...
The U.S. has entered a new era of administrative law, with an activist court asserting its power to curtail what it perceives as the excesses of regulatory agencies – and not always waiting for those agencies to complete their work.
Baltimore, Rhode Island argue they’re suing fossil fuel companies over climate deception
While the Baltimore and Rhode Island cases proceed in state courts, the fossil fuel companies continue to pursue federal court jurisdiction.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Infowars gets banned, U.S. Fish and Wildlife turns against saving the bees, and more.