US government knew climate risks in 1970s, National Petroleum Council documents show
“It’s not just Exxon. This is industry-wide knowledge of the fact that the fossil fuel industry’s products were going to cause climate change, and that was going to have damaging side effects for the world.”
Mexico’s Standing Rock? Sempra, TransCanada face indigenous pipeline resistance south of border
Mexico is now facing its own Standing Rock-like moment as the Yaqui Tribe challenges Sempra Energy's Agua Prieta pipeline between Arizona and the Mexican state of Senora.
‘Cancel this project’: Price tag of Trans Mountain expansion nearly doubles
One campaigner called on Canada's government to instead "put all of our energy and political will into a just transition that leaves fossil fuels in the ground and supports people, communities, and workers."
How an application for propane fracking attempts to circumvent New York’s fracking ban
Fracking with water is a bad investment. Fracking with propane is worse.
These agribusiness groups with ties to climate denial are trying to influence the US-UK...
“We just cannot afford to let Big Ag and their lobbyist shills decimate U.K. food standards.”
China bans seafood imports from Japan after release of Fukushima wastewater into Pacific Ocean
The Chinese customs bureau said the immediate ban was put in place to prevent “the risk of radioactive contamination of food safety caused by Japan’s Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge.”
New Zealand government to plant 100 million trees yearly
New Zealand’s youngest leader in more than 150 years plans to take the country on a more liberal path after nine years of conservative rule.
The Arctic Refuge at a crossroads: Native voices, environmental risks, and political agendas amid...
The Arctic Refuge faces a critical moment as drilling plans threaten Indigenous rights, wildlife, and the climate, with Biden’s limited protections set to collide with Trump’s expansive energy agenda.
2019 in review: Endless Trump and the rise of radical environmental action
In terms of raising awareness, despite powerful people from the U.S. president on down denying its reality, more and more people throughout the world are taking action to force their governments to confront it.
‘Species extinction is a choice’: Groups urge strong global pact to save life on...
"Please make 2022 the year in which the world chooses to stop extinction and commits the resources to do so," says a letter ahead of an international summit next week. "Life on Earth depends on it."