Thursday, August 14, 2025

Company behind gas rig explosion in Louisiana was sued for degrading coast

What do we know about this company and its history in the state?

What will we remember of 2022?

Let me start 2022 by heading back — way, way back — for a moment. It’s easy to forget...

Climate crisis and big agriculture threaten insects worldwide

A new study found that the combination of habitat loss caused by big agriculture and climate change are having a drastic impact on global insect populations.
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Climate scientist: As UN warns of global catastrophe, we need a ‘Marshall Plan’ for...

Or otherwise, millions will be imperiled by increasing droughts, floods, fires and poverty.

New study shows plastic pollution threatens human health on a global scale

“The heavy toxic burdens associated with plastic – at every stage of its life cycle – offers another convincing argument why reducing and not increasing production of plastics is the only way forward. Plastic is lethal, and this report shows us why.”

Public pension funds have lost billions on their fossil fuel investments: New analysis

“[Fossil fuel] divestments are able to create a win-win situation with higher financial returns and lower carbon footprints.”

Ecuador residents vote against new oil project in the Amazon

Petroecuador, the state oil company, will be required to dismantle its operations at the park's eastern edge in the Amazon in the coming months.

A Black community in West Virginia sues the EPA to spur action on toxic...

Research shows that two majority-Black communities in the state were left out of a regulatory effort earlier this year to tighten limits on cancer-causing chemicals.

Analysis: Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030

A victory for Donald Trump in November’s presidential election could lead to an additional 4bn tonnes of U.S. emissions by 2030 compared with Joe Biden’s plans, Carbon Brief analysis reveals.

Emails show FBI and police are monitoring Oregon anti-pipeline activists

The emails circulated by the task force include activists' social media posts, emails and rally announcements.