Saturday, July 4, 2026

US voters increasingly concerned about climate crisis

"Climate has taken over as an issue on its own. People are finally understanding that we have a truly existential crisis on our hands."
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20K Bees Chased a Car for 2 Days to Rescue Their Queen Bee

Clearly, devotion knows no limits between a queen bee and her loyal subjects.

Trump’s pick for attorney general could be big boost to Monsanto

Trump, who reportedly holds between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of Monsanto stocks, does not support the labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients.

Amazon deforestation rate hits 3 football fields per minute, date confirms

After years of conservation, Brazil's environmental track record has nose-dived in the first seven months of Bolsonaro's administration.

Exclusive: Rhode Island governor nixed agency critiques of LNG facility, silencing health and justice...

“We’re going to keep fighting, we’re not going to allow this to be a sacrifice zone for people of color.”

After Lead Contamination in House Office Building’s Water, Lawmakers Demand EPA Reforms

61 representatives are demanding the EPA improves its lead regulations after learning that the drinking water in one of the Congressional office buildings had been shut off due to lead contamination.

600 million metric tons of plastic may fill oceans by 2036 if we don’t...

Fossil fuel stakeholders have been seeking new revenue in the petrochemical industry in general, and plastics in particular.

Confronting climate change in a deeply unequal world

Humanity has, the scientists tell us, about a dozen years to get our environmental act together. Or else...

The Great Barrier Reef and the Real Danger to the World’s Oceans

The Great Barrier Reef, the largest living structure on Earth, is on its death bed and will be lucky to survive just another 5 years. The culprit? It’s not what you think.

80% plastic pollution reduction could be achieved by 2040: UNEP report

The UNEP noted that while an 80% reduction in plastic pollution would be helpful, there would still be a need to manage 100 million metric tons of plastics each year by 2040.