Environment

It does no good tinkering around the edges of the war machine’s environmental impact.

28-year-old Democratic Socialist wins the New York primary, the Supreme Court upholds Muslim ban and sides with anti-abortion centers, Occupy ICE protests spread, a federal judge sides with Big Oil, and more.

“We are committed to protecting public health, the economy and our environment as we transition to a greener future that reckons with the realities of the climate crisis we’re all facing.”

"Our analysis focused on providing the best possible answer to the question of whether or not glyphosate is carcinogenic. As a result of this research, I am even more convinced that it is."

Wind, solar, and batteries are already the cheapest source of electricity and an aggressive shift to clean energy makes more economic sense than a slow one, according to a new study. However, an enormous lobbying effort is underway to block climate policy in the $3.5 trillion budget bill under consideration.

"Ultimately, this attention will hopefully convert into more funding support and interest to save all four species of giraffe in the wild in Africa.”

“I don’t say this lightly as a scientist, but this is the most important election ever in Brazil for the Amazon and its survival.”

money talks, and it’s drowning out the voice of the people as 60% of U.S. oil and gas operations are now fortified against protests due to an infusion of lobbying dollars.

So while attention was often focused elsewhere, perhaps understandably, here are some of the meteorological extremes recorded in 2020.

Legal challenge seeks to block state’s effort to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages.