Dead Bees Tell a Tale of Dozens of Pesticides
Fifty-seven agricultural chemicals are found in victims of mysterious colony collapse disorder.
‘We won’: Environmental activists claim victory after Detroit incinerator closes
Citing poor air quality and environmental racism, residents of the majority Black neighborhood surrounding the plant had long fought for its closure.
Shell’s Falcon Pipeline dogged by issues with drilling and permit uncertainty during pandemic
A DeSmog investigation found that Falcon’s construction has struggled with drilling problems and has continued even while one key water-crossing for the pipeline lacked state or federal permits.
Biden has pledged to advance environmental justice—here’s how the EPA can start
Achieving environmental justice is a long-term project, and the EPA is just one of many government agencies that need to change their ways before the U.S. can make progress.
Placing ‘politics about pollution control’ EPA drops surprise inspections for chemical and power plants
“Taking the element of surprise away from inspections decreases their effectiveness."
‘Virtually no risk of drilling restrictions,’ West Virginia official tells fracking-reliant petrochemical industry
This week, at an industry conference focused on wooing petrochemical producers to West Virginia, officials from the state and federal government made...
Nearly 200 environmental defenders killed in 2023, marking another deadly year
Nearly 200 environmental defenders were killed for protecting their lands and communities from ecological devastation in 2023 alone, bringing the total number of killings since 2012 to 2,106.
Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters—this could trigger a mass extinction...
We now have evidence that climate change is impacting the best-known and strongest global pattern in ecology.
Fast transition to renewable energy could save $12 trillion by 2050
“The world is facing a simultaneous inflation crisis, national security crisis, and climate crisis, all caused by our dependence on high cost, insecure, polluting, fossil fuels with volatile prices.”
Cheap wind and solar should prompt ‘rethink’ on role of CCS, paper argues
“Now that renewable electricity is so cheap, this should cause us to seriously rethink the role of CCS.”