Leaked Zinke memo urges Trump to shrink national monuments, allow drilling
Zinke also proposed opening these publicly held national monuments up to drilling, logging, commercial fishing and other activities for private profit.
The Mediterranean is a hot spot for plastic pollution despite efforts to reduce
“The concentration [of plastic pollution] in the Med is pretty bad. If we don’t act on it, it will [become] much worse.”
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.
‘Long overdue’: EPA bans all food uses of neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos
“Finally, our fields are made safer for farmworkers and our fruits and vegetables are safer for our children.”
Internal documents show Big Oil PR messages still ‘mislead’ public on climate
Despite claims of transitioning to cleaner energy, internal emails and documents obtained by a congressional investigation show oil companies trying to protect their fossil fuel investments through public narratives that conflict with private communications.
Nicaragua to sign Paris agreement, leaving Trump alone with Syria
Ortega's move leaves Trump in a two-member club with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, one of the world's most brutal dictators.
Beloved bear that recovered from massive wildfire burns found shot dead
"We will remember Cinder for the gentle, calm bear she was and for the pain and suffering and inspiration she became to so many humans."
Radical tactics are likely to help the climate movement, not hurt it
Why are people resorting to these tactics? The common view among activists is that conventional methods have failed to bring about any meaningful change on climate issues.
Enbridge paid millions to Minnesota police and government agencies to quell Line 3 pipeline...
“Law enforcement is supposed to protect and serve the people. They work for Enbridge.”
California adds new endangered species protections for leatherback sea turtles
“Protecting the state’s ocean to save leatherbacks benefits not only sea turtles, but whales and people too.”