Thursday, April 2, 2026

Florida beaches closed due to fecal bacteria in water

Exposure to enterococci could specifically lead to urinary tract infections, diverticulitis, or meningitis.

HAPPENING TODAY: Youth climate leaders to flood congressional offices to demand Green New Deal

The movement calls for the creation of "climate plan in line with what science and justice demand."

Pick your poison: The fracking industry’s wastewater injection well problem

The fracking industry is producing record amounts of oil, gas, and wastewater, meaning this problem of wastewater disposal isn't going away soon and disposal wells are likely to be part of the long-term solution.
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Meet the prisoners being paid $1 an hour to battle the deadly climate-fueled fires...

California saves up to $100 million a year by using prison labor to fight its biggest environmental problem.

Industry studies show evidence of bias and misleading conclusions on widely used insecticide: Scientists

Data just doesn't add up behind industry conclusions on chlorpyrifos – a controversial insecticide linked to brain impacts for children.

90% of pipeline explosions result in no financial penalties

"We know we can't expect corporate polluters to look out for our health, but we should be able to count on our enforcement agencies to protect us."

The Christian vacation camp where kids are taught by notorious climate science deniers

And what are they being taught? Conspiracy theories about the United Nations (U.N.) and how climate change is a hoax.
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‘An incredible victory:’ Opponents of Keystone XL Pipeline praise judicial order blocking construction

The court’s decision will require the Trump administration to review more thoroughly the potential negative impacts of the pipeline on the surrounding environment and climate change.

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.

Backed by Ocasio-Cortez, youth climate activists arrested at Pelosi’s office demanding Democrats embrace ‘Green...

"Ocasio-Cortez's decision to join the protesters and march on her own House leader sets a tone of urgency and combativeness that is rare on Capitol Hill."