Wednesday, July 8, 2026

National Parks added $36 billion to US economy last year

The annual report comes not long after Ryan Zinke backed down on his proposal to nearly triple entrance fees for some of the country's most-visited parks to pay for the parks systems'.

US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services becomes multi million-dollar federal wildlife-killing program

"The Department of Agriculture needs to get out of the wildlife-slaughter business."

‘Nowhere is immune:’ Researchers find record levels of microplastics in Arctic Sea ice

"It suggests that microplastics are now ubiquitous within the surface waters of the world's ocean."

Monsanto bullies EPA on glyphosate ruling

Monsanto has launched a campaign to pressure the EPA into declaring glyphosate safe.

Activists may argue pipeline shutdown was necessary due to climate change, court rules

This is not the first time a court has dismissed charges against a group of protesters using the defense.

Federal Court rules against Trump administration’s attempt to rollback Corporate Average Fuel Economy targets

The court's ruling upheld the higher fine currently in place for automakers who manufacture "gas guzzlers."
video

Michael Bloomberg pledges $4.5 million to help US meet Paris Climate Commitment

"America made a commitment, and as an American, if the government's not going to do it we all have responsibility."

Earth Day: Conflict over the future of the planet

The environmental crisis and the mishandling of climate change are issues that are going to make the 2020s a decade of transformational change.

HSBC will no longer fund fossil fuel industry

HSBC is among other banks, such as BNP Paribas, to take such critical action against climate change.

Trump administration takes first massive step for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Trump administration claims drilling in ANWR will help "our nation's energy demands and achieve energy dominance," but environmental groups strongly disagree.