Court approves surrey oil development but campaigners hail ‘important legal victory’
The decision of one Appeal Court judge left hope that future projects could be required to consider emissions produced when fossil fuels are burned, which dwarf those caused by the extraction process.
Biden administration lets DAPL oil continue to flow without permit
The administration allowed DAPL to continue pumping oil despite lacking a key federal permit.
Biden says climate crisis is an emergency, but doesn’t declare one
“Climate change is literally an existential threat to our nation and to the world.”
EPA to fund network of centers to help marginalized communities access environmental justice money
“There are communities waiting for (toxic) sites to get cleaned up. They are waiting for infrastructure to be built so their communities don’t flood.”
Fossil fuel extraction threatens Africa’s remaining elephants
The growing global outcry against the destruction caused by the oil and gas industry has pushed leaders to address their actions to...
Humans have pumped enough groundwater to shift Earth’s rotational pole, study says
The rotational pole naturally shifts, but over time, with shifting caused by groundwater redistribution, the changes could impact climate.
Nestlé to Continue to Pipe Water Out of California Despite Drought and Expired Permit
Nestlé has been using a pipeline to take public water, in drought-stricken California, and use it for selling purposes on an expired permit from 1988.
Why the Sanders-Warren plan for Puerto Rico is a model for climate legislation
To repair after disasters – and prevent future ones – we can’t be afraid to spend public money on things people need.
Cowboys and Indians 2016: Fight for the Planet
Perhaps it’s time to finally listen to and learn from people who lived here sustainably for thousands of years.
Climate scientists take to the streets to protest Trump
As 26,000 scientists gather in San Francisco for an annual conference, some rally against the president-elect’s antienvironmental policies.