Department of Interior allocates $63.8 million to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells...
“Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we are investing in the nation’s future by addressing legacy pollution on public lands."
Green group slams EPA failure to curb ‘dangerous levels of air pollution’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opted to maintain the existing secondary national ambient air quality standards for sulfur and nitrogen oxides.
Global deforestation increased in 2023, report finds
If deforestation emissions were represented as a country, they’d be the fourth biggest emitter behind China, the U.S. and India.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 6, 2018
Scott Pruitt resigns from the EPA, grassroots groups demand tech companies cut ties with ICE, a 20-foot-tall Trump blimp gets the okay in London, and more.
Victory for activists as DNC considers hosting a climate-specific debate
Youth and climate activists had relentlessly expressed their desire for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to host a climate change presidential debate....
Fossil fuel companies and their supporters ask Supreme Court to intervene in climate lawsuits
“I would imagine the oil companies will seek en banc [full court] review in the Ninth Circuit. If that fails they'll petition … the Supreme Court.”
Walking in an Oven World
It’s a scary world to walk through when you realize that the enemy is us.
Microplastics discovered near Mount Everest summit
Understanding how climate change will impact mountain glaciers is the ultimate goal of the Perpetual Planet expeditions, of which the Everest trip was the first.
Netflix’s ‘Seaspiracy’: Viewers react to commercial fishing industry exposé
The exposé has sparked countless questions about and investigation into the seafood industry's claims and practices.
Drought and border wall endanger Arizona’s wildlife
The public has long supported a state program to provide water for wildlife, but now human threats, including border-wall construction and climate change, are making a bad situation worse.