Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year – where does it...
According to recent estimates, over 8 million tons of plastic enter the oceans every year.
Kids suing Trump hope the courts step up on climate change
Congress and the White House aren't going to address the climate crisis anytime soon. Will judges?
West Virginia’s natural gas industry keeps pushing to whittle away payments to residents
Companies are deducting “post-production” costs or creating shell companies to reduce royalty payments. The firms say they have done nothing wrong.
Top meat and dairy companies have same climate impact as biggest oil and gas...
New study shows top producers responsible for more carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions than all of oil giant Saudi Arabia.
Trump EPA wetlands rollback seen as one of the biggest setbacks to clean water...
Clean water groups warn that the new Waters of the United States proposal would remove safeguards from most wetlands and intensify flood and pollution risks.
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.
How to save sharks and rays from extinction
New research reveals that one third of sharks and their relatives are at risk.
What’s so green about burning trees? The false promise of biomass energy
Bioenergy companies are clear-cutting American forests to heat and electrify Europe. This broken system harms public health, the environment, and the climate.
UK banks defend climate record despite billions lent to fossil fuel industry this year
DeSmog research has found that over 86 percent (13 out of 15) of HSBC’s board of directors have current or past ties to polluting companies and industries.
Deadly shadows: new study reveals over 460,000 U.S. deaths linked to coal pollution since...
New study reveals coal pollution's dire impact on U.S. public health, with over 460,000 deaths in two decades.