Why hurricanes Harvey and Irma won’t lead to action on climate change
The hurricanes of Harvey and Irma will be a catalyst for a new age of realism regarding the hazards of climate change.
Leaked Zinke memo urges Trump to shrink national monuments, allow drilling
Zinke also proposed opening these publicly held national monuments up to drilling, logging, commercial fishing and other activities for private profit.
Beyond Harvey and Irma
Militarizing Homeland Security in the climate-change era.
New bill aims to restore ‘common-sense’ plastic water bottle ban in national parks
The bill would allow National Park Service regional directors the discretion to implement the policy and encourages them to develop a visitor education strategy to explain the rationale for the program.
90 companies helped cause the climate crisis – they should pay for it
The companies responsible for the climate crisis should cover the costs of fighting wildfires and recovering from hurricanes.
Pentagon moves ahead with Obama-era climate preparation plan despite Trump’s orders
Unlike his White House boss, Defense Sec. Jim Mattis does not believe that climate change is a "hoax" invented by the Chinese.
Move to open US Atlantic coast to oil drilling meets increased opposition
The Trump Administration has taken steps to open up the United States’ Atlantic waters to offshore oil exploration and drilling, sparking fierce resistance up and down the coast.
Ensuring catastrophe: The price of climate denial
The price: the planet.
NY top court rejects Exxon’s bid to keep critical files sealed in #ExxonKnew case
"Exxon knew, and now the world will know."
The great flood
The damage suffered by Houston, Tampa and Miami is not an anomaly. It is the beginning of the end.