Microplastics in human placentas linked to premature births
Researchers analyzed 175 placentas collected at both term and preterm, or under 37 weeks of pregnancy, and measured the amounts of 12 different microplastics and nanoplastics.
50% of US lakes and rivers are too polluted for swimming, fishing, drinking
A new report from the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) finds the country has fallen far short of the Clean Water Act's goal.
Wait, what? BP CEO argues for more oil and gas spending to solve climate...
“Climate crisis is a plague, Bernard Looney to the Hague.”
New poll shows Pennsylvania voters want a ‘crackdown’ on fracking
As the promised benefits of fracking fail to materialize and the environmental costs mount, Pennsylvania voters of all demographics favor more regulation.
Chinese fossil fuel investments in Africa
African countries need investments, China needs raw materials, and African activists are fed up with the resulting corruption and environmental damage.
As Amazon rainforest burns, Brazil’s environment minister to meet US group that denies climate...
A Greenpeace Brazil campaingner says the Bolsonaro government "makes efforts to deny the problems, not to face them."
20 states sue Trump administration for ending FEMA disaster mitigation program
Democratic-led states say canceling the BRIC program violates federal law and endangers communities preparing for floods, fires, and other climate disasters.
Biden administration’s EV policy shift: A step back for climate action
This potential policy shift, seen as a nod to automakers and labor unions, is stirring controversy amid the escalating climate crisis, marked by last year's record-breaking global temperatures.
Student-led climate action is flourishing in DeSantis’s Florida
The “Green New Deal for UF” is a statement of support for bold, progressive climate action put forward by students.
Climate deniers on the ballot in 2018
DeSmog is taking this opportunity to highlight some of the top climate science deniers currently running for office in the U.S.