Documents shine new light on Koch brothers’ early efforts to abolish the department of...
A scheme to abolish the Department of Energy (DOE) helped spur a failed 1980 Libertarian Party presidential bid — and in the...
Earth’s hottest month lights a fire for progress
Well folks, we did it. July 2019 was the hottest month in recorded human history, with record-breaking temperatures in many parts of Europe, wildfires...
The green new deal must be global
June 2019 was the hottest June in recorded history. July was even hotter — in fact, it was the hottest month ever recorded...
New York Governor signs off on nation’s largest offshore wind agreement
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed off on the largest offshore wind agreement—so far—off the United States.
Alaska’s sea ice has all melted
The ice near Alaska's shores has melted away entirely, leaving the nearest ice shelf nearly 150 miles away, according to new satellite data from the...
Jobs, the environment, and a planet in crisis
When it comes to heat, extreme weather, wildfires, and melting glaciers, the planet is now in what the media increasingly refers to as “record” territory,...
Explosions in three states highlight dangers of aging fossil fuel infrastructure
On August 1, for the third time in as many years, Enbridge's Texas Eastern Transmission gas pipeline exploded. This tragic incident in central Kentucky...
Prescription drugs may be polluting our drinking water
“Pollution from prescription drugs threatens public health and the safety of drinking water."
Report: ‘No evidence that fracking can operate without threatening public health’
More than 1,500 scientific studies on the health and climate impacts of fracking prove its dangerous effect on communities, wildlife and nature.
Environmental groups sue BLM for not conducting environmental reviews in New Mexico fracking permits
The fracking push is "symptomatic of a broader assault on our public lands by the Trump administration."