Nigeria plans 8-fold increase in palm oil production
Nigeria plans to invest 180 billion naira ($500 million) to increase its palm oil production from around 600,000 tons a year to...
EPA approves the use of bee-killing pesticide on millions of acres
Trump’s EPA gave the okay to the ‘emergency’ use of sulfoxaflor, the bee-killing pesticide, on 13.9 million acres across 11 states.
EPA creates loophole for toxic air pollution
“EPA’s action is dangerous and shameful.”
Shift to renewable energy could have biodiversity cost, researchers caution
Climate change has widely reported negative consequences, and innovations in renewable energy technologies are central to achieving the Paris climate treaty goals...
US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries – shrinking...
It does no good tinkering around the edges of the war machine’s environmental impact.
Former shale gas CEO says fracking revolution has been ‘a disaster’ for drillers, investors
Steve Schlotterbeck, who led drilling company EQT as it expanded to become the nation’s largest producer of natural gas in 2017, arrived at a petrochemical industry conference...
Trump EPA claims new power plant rule would improve health of minority and low-income...
Media are missing the environmental justice story behind Trump's Affordable Clean Energy rule.
Major UK supermarket chain gets rid of plastic bags in produce and bakery sections
“We are absolutely committed to reducing unnecessary plastic packaging in Sainsbury’s stores."
Victory in Illinois: Coal plant found guilty of polluting groundwater with coal ash
“Today is a huge victory for Waukegan residents who have fought for years to see corporations like NRG Energy held accountable for the toxic waste that has been illegally dumped on our Lake Michigan lakefront.”
‘Plasticrust’: A new form of pollution is forming on this Portuguese island
This type of pollution incorporates itself right into the rocky shoreline of the Portuguese island of Madeira.