Monday, October 12, 2026

Parenting the climate-change generation

I’m going to heed their leadership. I plan to join them, to learn and listen, to do my best to share my still unarticulatable fears and, with my children, to face this future together.

What losing 1 million species means for the planet – and humanity

That’s a bleak outlook, but many believe we can still turn things around.

UK government confirms ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton swabs

"So today I am taking action to turn the tide on plastic pollution, and ensure we leave our environment in a better state for future generations."

Our post-carbon future depends on electric vehicles – our Congress controls their economic lifeline

The fossil fuel industry is working hard to eliminate a tax credit that reduces emissions and creates jobs.

Undocumented plant extinctions are a big problem — here’s why they go unnoticed

A recent survey on the world’s plants found a shocking number have gone extinct — 571 since 1750. And this is likely to be...

Surging methane crisis: 2023 emissions flout global climate commitments, IEA warns

Despite global vows to cut greenhouse gases, methane emissions from the energy sector hover near all-time highs, challenging the effectiveness of international commitments.

‘Sociopathic disregard for our future’: Trump EPA set to gut restrictions on planet-warming methane...

Amid dire scientific warnings that the international community must act immediately to slash greenhouse gas emissions, President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency...

Ending oil subsidies and taxing the rich could unlock $5 trillion annually for climate...

The report, released during the United Nations General Assembly talks and ahead of the COP29 climate summit, outlines a series of proposals that could shift resources away from environmentally harmful practices and toward sustainable development.

Government Run Like A Business Led To Lead In Flint’s Water

You might have heard that there is lead in Flint, Michigan's water.

20 Year Old Class Action Lawsuit on Radioactive Contamination Finally Moving Forward

BNL was designated a high-pollution Superfund site in 1989. The large amounts of radioactive tritium­H30 or radioactive water­ were found to have been leaking from BNL’s High Flux Beam Reactor in 1997.