Saturday, May 18, 2024

New bill seeks to ban fracking in California

“Communities that are already struggling with health outcomes — we’re allowing them to be poisoned, and that's just not OK.”

Surprising discovery about corals’ resilience could help them survive climate change

“We believe that this study opens up promising avenues for future research, which is critical to the success of reef management and restoration practices."

Climate change stresses bumblebee population in past century new study finds

Facing decline in recent years, the study found that four UK bumblebee species showed signs of stress in increasingly hotter and wetter conditions caused by changes in climate.

‘Nero drilling while Rome burns:’ US oil and gas production soars in Trump’s second...

Experts warn that the rush for new oil and gas drilling in 2018 will have consequences for the climate, but there are ways to slow it down – or even stop it.

Smoke from western wildfires to spread as far as New York

Wildfire smoke is a problem because it contributes to air pollution.

2 hurricanes could strike US on the same day for the first time in...

The current projections have both storms passing through the Gulf of Mexico and barreling into the coast at the same time on Wednesday morning.

The terrifying implications of India’s elections for people and the planet

The Modi government’s far-right bigotry is well-known, but its equally disturbing environmental record isn’t.
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Kelsey Juliana v. U.S.: Meet the young woman suing the federal government over the...

Kelsey Juliana, lead plaintiff in Juliana v. United States, the landmark youth climate lawsuit against the U.S. government speaks with Democracy Now!

Oil industry set agenda during climate summit meeting with big greens

The meeting was condemned by grassroots environmental activists.

Tragedy strikes Baltimore: Key bridge collapse sends shockwaves through the community

The catastrophic collapse followed a collision with a container ship, thrusting the city into a state of emergency and sparking a frantic search-and-rescue operation for the missing.