Pine Ridge Reservation flooding highlights massive implications of climate change on Native American communities
Unfortunately, the newest damage is only going exacerbate the longstanding "third world" conditions of the reservation.
Oil execs brag about having ‘direct access’ to Trump’s pick for Interior Secretary
This culture of access has had real environmental consequences.
New study shows link between prenatal and infant pesticide exposure and autism in children
The authors of the study believe it's imperative to "avoid prenatal and infant exposure to pesticides to protect early brain development."
ExxonMobil could be banned from EU Parliament after failing to show at climate hearing
"Oil majors' climate branding sounds increasingly hollow and their credibility is on the line."
Organic farms are under attack from agribusiness, weakened standards
For agrarian justice, family-scale organic farms deserve our support.
“Water is life”: Midwestern floods threaten Indigenous communities at forefront of climate crisis
As Nebraska and the U.S. Midwest recover from devastating climate change-fueled floods, we speak with Lakota historian Nick Estes on how two centuries of indigenous resistance created the movement proclaiming “Water is life.”
Bernie Sanders pledges to offset campaign travel costs; first 2020 presidential candidate to go...
“Bernie Sanders is a champion in the fight for climate justice and, like him, we know we need to address our emissions through action, not just rhetoric.”
Transformative climate action is possible—if polluters stay away
We need strong firewalls separating Big Oil and other polluters from climate policy making.
US government knew climate risks in 1970s, National Petroleum Council documents show
“It’s not just Exxon. This is industry-wide knowledge of the fact that the fossil fuel industry’s products were going to cause climate change, and that was going to have damaging side effects for the world.”
Judge blocks oil and gas drilling on 300,000 acres in Wyoming until government considers...
"This is the Holy Grail ruling we've been after, especially with oil and gas."