Clean water act rollback: Trump’s EPA limits states’ and tribes’ rights to block pipelines
“We won’t stand idly by as they rip away our authority under the law to preserve water quality.”
Standing Rock braces for eviction: Will you keep fighting with us?
Our people will continue to resist in and beyond this moment, as this is but one front in the wars being waged against us.
EPA releases new report and confirms what we all knew: Fracking contaminates drinking water
“The EPA’s final report on impacts of fracking on groundwater has concluded what too many Americans already know from personal experience: Fracking has caused lasting harm to drinking water sources throughout the country.”
Judge overturns decision to award $4.24 million to victims of fracking
The decision by the judge is rare, especially with a unanimous decision by a jury.
California’s fracking ban fails in the Senate
While California is a major U.S. oil producer, urban democratic senators were hoping to change the state's course and take a lead on the climate crisis.
Climate deniers in congress received over $80 million in dirty money
142 representatives and 38 senators have received a total of $82,882,725 from the coal, oil and gas industries.
Viruses know no borders. Vaccines shouldn’t either.
As an Indian American, my family has experienced the worst of this pandemic in two countries. For any of us to be safe, we all need vaccine equity.
U.S. Senators: Heartland Institute mailings to grade school science teachers ‘possibly fraudulent’
This group of senators now wants DeVos to answer detailed questions about her contacts with the Heartland Institute.
To save planet, solve twin crises of climate change and species loss together, say...
Some climate solutions can actually harm biodiversity. But there are synergistic solutions that can tackle both issues.
House passes resolution that reinstates EPA’s methane pollution safeguards
A new report by the UN Environment Program confirmed that cutting methane pollution from both new and existing oil and gas operations is vital in tackling the climate crisis.