Indigenous leaders furious after EPA grants Oklahoma control over sovereign tribal lands
“We must fight back against this underhanded ruling,” said one Indigenous leader. “In the courts, on the frontlines and in the international courts, life itself is at stake.”
Meat and dairy alternatives could cut food system emissions by 31%, study finds
How realistic is it to expect people around the world to reduce their meat and dairy consumption by half?
Protecting 1.2% of Earth’s land would stop ‘sixth great extinction,’ scientists say
Expanding Earth’s protected areas by just 1.2 percent could halt the extinction of most threatened species, according to a groundbreaking new study.
A last resort that might work: Small town votes in community Bill of Rights...
Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.
How a judge scrapped Pennsylvania families’ $4.24M water pollution verdict in gas drilling lawsuit
For many living along Carter Road, this coming summer will mark their ninth year living without access to a regular supply of clean drinking water – and still the legal battle stretches on.
EPA to shut down open data service Friday
President Trump’s administration continues to wipe Obama-era climate initiatives off the Internet.
To save the planet, we need to demilitarize the police
Even with climate disasters all around us, nonviolent environmental demonstrations face fierce police repression. Why?
G7 nations announce plan to end coal use by 2035
The G7 countries goal is to “phase out existing unabated coal power generation in our energy systems during the first half of 2030s.”
The good news about Trump’s very bad environment speech
It’s hard to find the nuggets of good news in the media these days. Many people are so burnt out on the...
UK’s only fracking site stops work after two earthquakes in less than a week
“Even small vibrations at ground level can be the sign of far more damaging impacts deep underground.”