Big Pharma’s pollution is creating deadly superbugs while the world looks the other way
Environmental standards do not feature in international regulations governing drug production.
Toxins from Marathon refinery fire leaked 15 hours before evacuation called
Documents reveal air monitoring detected carcinogens from burning petroleum; residents with respiratory issues file lawsuit.
Biden denounced for ‘appalling’ approval of Willow oil project
"There is simply no justification for President Biden's decision to approve a massive new oil drilling scheme that will lead to decades of air and climate pollution," said one critic.
Tropical forests lost 40 football fields of tree cover per minute in 2017
That amounts to 40 football fields worth of trees cut every minute of last year in a devastating blow to biodiversity and the global climate.
Zinke recommends opening up pacific national monuments to commercial fishing
Many scientists see marine reserves as crucial to the health of surrounding waters, giving fishing populations the space they need to grow.
Green Energy Is Surging and You’ll Never Guess Why
Many countries around the world have adopted wind and solar power for their electricity needs displacing hydrocarbons at a fast rate. Juan Cole highlights the stories illustrating the surge.
As polls shows climate action winning issue, green campaigners mobilize for Democrats in key...
"Arizona, Iowa, Maine, and South Carolina could hardly be more different, but solid majorities of voters in each state support building a clean energy economy."
Court throws out Energy Transfer’s ‘racketeering’ claims against Dakota Access pipeline opponents
“It is also a check on corporate efforts to silence dissent.”
Democrats’ new climate plan says polluters shouldn’t receive immunity from lawsuits for climate impacts
Some environmental groups criticized the plan for lacking ambition and not directly targeting fossil fuel production.
Don’t hike so close to me: How the presence of humans can disturb wildlife...
As researchers who study conservation, wildlife and human impacts on wild places, we believe it’s important to know that you can have major effects on wildlife just by being nearby.