We are drowning in plastic, and fracking companies are profiting
Plastic production wreaks havoc on people and the planet – from fracking wells and pipelines in Pennsylvania, to air pollution from plastic plants in Scotland.
Major companies announce their commitment to eliminate single-use plastic
Major brands such as SeaWorld Parks, American Express, Royal Caribbean, IKEA, A&W Canada and Burger King U.K. have all announced their effort to eliminate items like plastic drinking straws, stirrers, lids and bags.
HAPPENING TODAY: Youth climate leaders to flood congressional offices to demand Green New Deal
The movement calls for the creation of "climate plan in line with what science and justice demand."
600+ environmental groups urge Congress to phase out fossil fuels
"This means a halt to all new fossil fuel development now, and it means a rejection of dangerous false solutions like market-based emissions trading programs."
Scientists create biodegradable plastic using solar energy
The team’s success in using solar energy to synthesize fumaric acid shows promise in using artificial photosynthesis in the future.
Global food crisis looms as pollinator decline threatens yields of nutrient-rich Crops, Rutgers study...
New research reveals pollinator shortages impacting up to two-Thirds of farms worldwide, jeopardizing global food security.
The US is exporting a fracked climate catastrophe
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.
Fearing Escalation in Police Tactics, Standing Rock Asks Justice Department to Step In
“I am concerned about the safety of the people.”
California leads multi-state lawsuit against Trump admins’ clean car rollback
"We will join our partner states and take the Trump Administration to court to fight another illegal and dangerous rollback.”
Arctic ice melt could trigger uncontrollable climate change at global level
The effects of Arctic warming could be felt as far away as the Indian Ocean, in a stark warning that changes in the region could cause uncontrollable climate change at a global level.