Police violence meets spiritual resistance in the struggle over DAPL
An appeals court overruled the shutdown of DAPL, pending a full environmental review. The fight against a pipeline that provoked unprecedented resistance continues.
Biden overturns Trump Policy, Pushes Massive 84-Turbine Offshore Wind Farm to power all southern...
There are twelve similar projects being planned along the East Coast.
Groundbreaking study exposes plastic pollution’s deep ocean graveyard
The investigation reveals that the ocean floor is besieged by up to 11 million tons of plastic waste, a figure that dwarfs the quantity observed on the water's surface.
Overpopulation, food waste and climate change
The house, our house is literally burning, and, despite millions of people screaming for change, the behavior, and ways of living that ignited the fire continue unabated.
Local newspapers are lifelines for climate-disaster communities
Can they survive the news desert?
‘Unprecedented levels’ of plastics entered world’s oceans after 2005, study finds
The new study comes as the UN is developing a treaty to control plastic pollution.
Our best shot at meeting Paris goals? Make energy public
A new report finds public ownership is the best way for cities and towns to meet renewable energy and efficiency targets.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Sanders rips Trump on Helsinki remarks, Mueller seeks immunity for 5 mystery witnesses, net neutrality defenders declare a win, and more.
Electric utility executives pony up for the GOP roll back of environmental protections
Utilities that perceive the spread of rooftop solar as a threat to their business model just landed a key ally in the Department of Energy.
We need to talk about environmental projects that fail
Celebrating success is great, but a new study finds patterns we can learn from — including the fact that we ignore failure at our own peril.