Biden administration announces reforms to federal oil and gas leasing system on public lands
The Bureau of Land Management’s new Oil and Gas Rule is said to save taxpayers money, help ensure public lands are used for their highest value, and better protect communities and the environment.
Insurance giants under fire from first nations for backing trans mountain tar sands pipeline
Dozens of events on four continents hope to turn up the pressure on the insurance industry that underwrites Canada’s Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline.
As Trump names Exxon CEO Tillerson secretary of state, waterkeeper alliance asks EPA to...
“Now is the time to push back against this era of misinformation and move toward climate leadership built on truth and a respect for science.”
EPA has granted more than 3,000 pollution monitoring exemptions to oil and gas industry
While EPA claims the monitoring waivers do not constitute a license to pollute at will, without effective monitoring there is no way to know.
Flint: 5 years later, and our water is more threatened than ever
High levels of lead leached from the old pipes, poisoning a generation of Flint's children, and bacteria responsible for an outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease killed more than a dozen residents.
Climate change forces 20 million people to flee each year, Oxfam finds
At the U.N. climate talks in Madrid, environmental and development groups are pushing to establish a fund to help countries already reeling from climate change.
Humanity’s shrinking window: Reversing the Amazon’s slide toward the tipping point
A closer look at the Amazon’s declining health and its global implications.
New library of fossil fuel industry documents provide key ingredient against climate denial and...
On every front, academics, journalists and policymakers compare the fossil fuel industry to the tobacco industry. The two industries share the same...
Ukrainian conservation organizations shift missions to humanitarian support
Environmental groups fight Russia’s invasion by hosting refugees, delivering medical supplies and using drones to document war crimes.
Animal protection organizations provide life-saving aid for animals in LA fires
In Defense Animal Rescue is helping to support animal rescuers and provide life-saving aid for animals affected by the crisis.