Lifeboat Earth
At its best, the earth was once likened to a spaceship that sails through the heavens with a crew working together for the common...
EPA’s $4.3 billion initiative to combat climate pollution across 30 states
The EPA’s announcement of $4.3 billion in funding for 25 projects aims to address climate pollution and advance environmental justice across 30 states, marking a significant step in the fight against climate change.
EU Countries Launch Shock Rebellion against Glyphosate Herbicides
Public pressure against glyphosate in countries across Europe has been intense, with nearly 1.5 million people petitioning the EU’s health commissioner for a ban on the substance.
Williams pipeline support highlights environmental defense fund’s long, cozy relationship with fracking pseudoscience
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), an environmental group with close ties to the corporate community, has taken a friendly approach to the...
Undocumented plant extinctions are a big problem — here’s why they go unnoticed
A recent survey on the world’s plants found a shocking number have gone extinct — 571 since 1750. And this is likely to be...
Canada’s 2023 wildfires released nearly a decade’s worth of CO2 in one devastating season...
As wildfires intensify due to climate change, Canada’s 2023 fire season serves as a warning of the catastrophic environmental and health impacts that lie ahead if global emissions are not curbed.
Under Trump air pollution has increased for the first time in nearly a decade
“We had expected that things would be getting worse—and that they would perhaps be getting worse in lots of places.”
House committee investigates the role of PR firms in spreading climate disinformation
There is a long history of PR firms creating and spreading climate disinformation in order to block climate policy and promote fossil fuel interests.
US needs to make reducing marine plastic pollution a priority
“With plastic production growing at a rapid rate, increasing amounts of plastic can be expected to flood our blue planet with devastating consequences.”
How movements can keep politicians from selling out
By understanding how mainstream political culture co-opts elected officials, grassroots groups can help them resist.