Record number of fires burning in Amazon rainforest
There are a record number of wildfires burning in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil's space agency has said. Their smoke is visible from space and shrouded the...
Toy company Hasbro to ditch plastic packaging
The Rhode-Island based toy manufacturer, Hasbro has just announced it will begin the process of eliminating plastic packaging from their products in...
Is science failing the world’s primates?
There are more than 500 known primate species, but it would be hard to tell that by looking at recent research. Want...
On day one, the next president should declare a climate emergency
The next president should declare a Climate Emergency, which will give the president powers to act rapidly and decisively to confront the...
‘This illegal and dangerous pipeline must be shut down’: Standing Rock Sioux renew the...
The tribe is asking for a pause in construction while a thorough environmental assessment, this time with input from the tribe is conducted.
California to build world’s largest bridge over a major freeway for wildlife
Hoping to prevent the extinction of mountain lions, coyotes, deer, lizards, snakes, and other species that require room to roam, Southern California...
Bolsonaro greenlights new pesticides even as advocates mourn half billion dead bees in Brazil
Pointing to the deaths of more than half a billion bees in Brazil over a period of just four months, beekeepers, experts,...
Unique climate change has no natural cause
European and U.S. scientists have cleared up a point that has been nagging away at climate science for decades: not only is...
Trump administration’s attacks on science already surpass two Bush terms
Trump may have lauded the Apollo 11 mission, but his administration has launched more than 100 attacks on science.
Intelligence thieves: How toxic pollutants are robbing communities of color
In her new book, author and ethicist Harriet Washington unearths one of the most overlooked aspects of environmental racism.