As climate chaos escalates in Indian Country, feds abandon tribes
With the climate crisis now escalating, and the federal government withdrawing, help from local muscle and outside charities is about all the disaster relief that Indian Country can expect for the foreseeable future.
New bill would block EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Trump notoriously campaigned on slashing Obama-era environmental regulations and rolling back the EPA. It seems he is following through.
Encourage Congress to ban factory farms
It is time we fight back and support animal welfare, our environment, and what we put on our dinner plates!
Exposed: How Big Oil is buying influence at America’s top universities
A new student-led report reveals how six prestigious universities have received millions from the fossil fuel industry, raising concerns about conflicts of interest, research bias, and the need for academic independence from polluting sectors.
‘We are severely off track:’ Global emissions projected to fall only 2 percent by...
The report shows that countries need to take much more action immediately, even though some have been making increased efforts, in order to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and avoid the worst climate change impacts.
How to turn off the tap on plastic waste
Erica Cirino’s new book, Thicker Than Water, examines the plastic pollution crisis — and its solutions — from oilfield to landfill.
Former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler confirmed as EPA chief
Although Scott Pruitt worked along the same agenda, continuing "Pruitt's toxic legacy", Wheeler has proved to be a "much smarter" threat to the environment and public health.
3 months and counting: Pipeline leaks natural gas into Alaska’s Cook Inlet
The 8-inch pipeline, owned and operated by Hilcorp Alaska, is leaking more than 210,000 cubic feet of gas per day.
Earthquakes. Drought. Geysers. Permian oilfield water woes pile up in west Texas
At 8:00 a.m. Eastern on January 21, a magnitude 3.4 earthquake shook Culberson County in West Texas midway between Odessa and El...
Trump admin. wants to make it easier to frack and mine in national forests
"Instead of weakening protections, Trump should clean up the mess the mining industry has already left behind in our forests."