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This year’s ozone hole is the smallest it’s been since 1988

The ozone shield in Earth’s stratosphere helps absorb the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet radiation, which causes problems such as skin cancer.

Keep thinking outside the box

Climate change is caused by too much reliance on fossil fuels – and yet the United States continues to rely upon them.

Ten feelgood environment stories you may have missed in 2018

Here are ten upbeat environmental stories from this year that prove it’s not all doom and gloom.

Introducing IOGCC: The Most Powerful Oil and Gas Lobby You’ve Never Heard Of

New documents show for the first time that it was Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) at the front and center, and not just Halliburton, which created what many now know as the Halliburton Loophole.

In the shadow of shuttered Philadelphia refinery, neighbors recall those lost to decades of...

“People, generations have died in South Philadelphia because of that oil refinery. The buck stops now. We will not allow another company to come in here and do what they did.”

Minority communities suffer from storms as GOP and Trump admin promote oil and gas

“People are going to die from cancer and have mold for the chaser.”

Big Meat’s aggressive campaign at COP28 a strategic push to influence climate policy

The aim is clear: To disseminate a pro-meat message throughout the summit, countering growing environmental concerns.

A massive oil spill helped one billionaire avoid paying income tax for 14 years

Phyllis Taylor’s company is responsible for the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history. That’s been a disaster for the Gulf of Mexico — but a tax bonanza for Taylor.

20,000 scientists have now signed ‘warning to humanity’

"Especially troubling is the current trajectory of potentially catastrophic climate change."

Ahead of COP23 climate talks: 25,000 march demanding end to ‘era of fossil fuels’

"We don't have time to play games of climate denial or greenwashing of dirty energy."