England’s fracking policy unlawful, High Court declares
"The acknowledgement from the Judge, that climate change is a valid concern for campaigners and councils facing fracking planning applications, is a big win."
Trader Joe’s announces plans to phaseout plastic waste after Greenpeace petition circulates
"The only way we are going to tackle this crisis is by pressuring corporations and governments to move away from throwaway plastics for good, and toward systems of reuse."
New warnings on plastic’s health risks as fracking industry promotes new ‘plastics belt’ build-out
And that's the heart of the problem – the rush to make plastics from cheap fracked shale gas in America hasn't been driving more polluting plants out of business, it's been adding to the world's new plastics production.
How young activists turned the old idea of a Green New Deal into a...
The leading force behind this wave of action is an organization called Sunrise Movement, which launched in 2016 with the immediate goal of making ambitious climate action a key issue in last year’s midterm elections.
Miami bans the use of glyphosate in a step to improve water quality
Miami now joins Miami Beach and Stuart, two cities in Florida who have also banned glyphosate.
New study shows widespread groundwater contamination from power plants across the nation
"This is a wake-up call for the nation. Using industry’s own data, our report proves that coal plants are trashing groundwater nearly everywhere they operate."
Fracking the world: Despite climate risks, fracking is going global
Yet governments around the world, the same ones which ratified the Paris Agreement, are supporting oil and gas companies as they seek to greatly widen fracking's global footprint.
Top 10 most contaminated groundwater sites revealed in first major coal ash pollution study
The report contains examples of several well-documented instances of residential tap water contaminated by coal ash.
An illustrated history of what big oil knew about climate change – before the...
“Today much is being discovered about the history of fossil fuel producers, their knowledge of climate science, and their promulgation of disinformation to the public and policymakers.”
Illinois introduces Clean Energy Jobs Act – could make the state America’s clean energy...
“We need the benefits of clean energy to reach all 102 counties in Illinois as we put Illinois on a path to 100% clean energy by 2050.”