Saturday, July 12, 2025

Water is life. Can we protect it?

Americans will have to fight hard to protect their water from corporate greed. They can learn a lot from El Salvador.

The climate crisis and Korea

By setting aside their myriad differences, North and South Korea can show the rest of the world that addressing the climate emergency must take precedence over all other disagreements.
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Scientist Daniel Swain on ‘unprecedented climate conditions’ contributing to deadly CA wildfires

More than 11,000 firefighters are battling the wildfires, with the support of hundreds of fire engines and dozens of helicopters and airplanes.

Exposure to air pollution from traffic increases risk of low birth weight, study shows

Term low birth weight, defined in the study as a weight less than 5 pounds 8 ounces, can have lifelong implications for health, with increased risk for diabetes, heart disease and hypertension in later life.

Microplastics from Africa and North America found 9,439 feet above sea level in French...

How did these tiny pieces of plastic managed to make such a journey?

Ford touts ‘green’ image while arguing for weaker efficiency standards and planning to sell...

Is Ford actively lobbying for this “flexibility” to allow for even more crossovers to be categorized as light trucks?

California puts forth plan to phase out sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035

The plan would mandate that 35 percent of new cars sold in California be either battery- or hydrogen-powered by 2026, which would push the state towards its goal.

Oil and gas industry seized on war in Ukraine to water down climate policy,...

A new report details the PR and lobbying blitz from fossil fuel companies in the early days of the Russian invasion that aimed at benefiting oil and gas interests, while offering little for the current crisis.

Report confirms ozone layer on track to recover completely by 2040

The report, which is published every four years on the progress of the Montreal Protocol, "reaffirms the positive impact that the treaty has had on the climate."

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.”