Thursday, April 25, 2024

Will 2022 mark the turning point in the climate crisis?

This year the international community might finally be getting serious about climate change.

The silencing of dissent: how Big Oil is shielding itself through anti-protest laws

money talks, and it’s drowning out the voice of the people as 60% of U.S. oil and gas operations are now fortified against protests due to an infusion of lobbying dollars.

Noise Pollution May Be Harming the World’s Most Endangered Killer Whales

A new study shows that the din from large ships matches the frequencies used by Pacific Northwest orcas to find food and communicate with one another.

Will Obama’s offshore drilling ban be Trumped?

What can a new president and a new congress do?

Do you live in a chemical disaster danger zone?

New map shows 40% of Americans live in constant risk of chemical exposure or explosion. The Trump Administration is trying to roll back protections.

New York state’s pension fund will divest from fossil fuel

This is being hailed as "the most aggressive divestment target set by any U.S. pension fund by a decade."

Trump administration says it isn’t anti-science as it seeks to slash EPA science office

The Office of Research and Development has been at the front line of virtually every environmental crisis. Trump wants to cut its funding in half.

Uprisings: From climate to austerity, autumn protests engulf the world

Solving the climate crisis with ambitious policy programs like Green New Deals might help to alleviate some of the suffering caused by the austerity that is breaking the backs of working people in rich and poor countries alike.

Biden administration reverses rule that gutted protections for migratory birds

The "now-defunct rule" will continue to protect birds from incidental take and other activities specifically intended to kill birds.

SeaWorld to open new park – killer whales not included

The company’s Abu Dhabi attraction is set to debut in 2020 and will use virtual reality to depict marine life, not live orcas.