Monday, August 31, 2026

Pesticides cause 2024 mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies, new study finds

The study was a result of researchers discovering the mass die-off of hundreds of monarch butterflies near the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary in California, where the butterflies overwinter.

As the war in Ukraine devastates the nation’s ecosystems, the world reaches record-high military...

Just one bomb releases a slew of toxic heavy metals into Ukraine’s soil and groundwater. Now multiply this by thousands.

The race to stop Tar Sands pipeline financing before loans are even made

Efforts to defund Keystone XL target same banks that supported DAPL. “If you stop the flow of dollars, you stop the flow of oil.”

‘Few things matter more to humans’: UN report says we must protect and restore...

"Policies that minimize soil degradation and protect soil biodiversity should be a component of biodiversity protection at all levels."

Say goodbye to your national parks road trips?

Get your hikes and other recreation in while you can. A new study finds warming temperatures could mean big changes in how we use our public lands.

5 things to know about plastic pollution and how to stop it

Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide.

New Jersey to become first U.S. state to ban declawing of cats

The procedure is considered to be physically and mentally painful for cats, which is why it might soon be banned in New Jersey.

How to respond to EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s lie about carbon dioxide and climate

Don’t argue with Pruitt or his Koch Brother-funded cousins. Close down the coal plants. End coal.

Climate justice is racial justice is gender justice

What is a “just transition,” anyway? Bill McKibben asks Jacqueline Patterson, the director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program.

‘Terrifying’: Rapid loss of biodiversity placing global food supplies at risk of ‘irreversible collapse’

"This should be at the top of every news bulletin and every government's agenda around the world."