The battle for rights of nature heats up in the Great Lakes
“All the studies say we need drastic action. If we think the courts are going to save the plants or the animals they aren’t.”
Fighting back: Six states sue the EPA over its approval of pesticide linked to...
“The EPA is egregiously sacrificing our children’s health by refusing to make a determination on this dangerous pesticide.”
Shell Oil Spill Dumps Nearly 90,000 Gallons of Crude Into Gulf
Gulf residents opposed to drilling are calling on President Obama not to open additional leases in the next Five Year Plan for the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil Spills are Actually Good for Birds, Fish, and the Economy According to the...
“Environmentalists worry that an increase in oil trains could lead to a rise in oil train derailments, but witnesses that testified before the EFSEC on behalf of Vancouver Energy say oil spills might not actually be that bad for the environment.”
Dutch trains are world’s first to run on 100% wind power
The Dutch government is looking to ramp up the nation's share of renewable energy from 4 percent to 16 percent.
Alaska state court issues injunction halting Mulchatna aerial gunning program that killed bears
Legal action taken by Alaska Wildlife Alliance argued the predator control program violates Alaska’s Constitution and due process.
How a ‘pro-climate’ charity channeled cash to a Koch-funded think tank
Opaque funds are masking donations to political causes.
Humans Have Destroyed 10% of Earth’s Wilderness in Just 20 Years
“If we don’t act soon, there will only be tiny remnants of wilderness around the planet, and this is a disaster for conservation, for climate change and for some of the most vulnerable human communities on the planet.”
Plastic killed most sperm whales found dead in Greek waters since 2001
"The evidence is starting to mount rapidly that we just cannot throw away plastic as we have been."
The rampage of reckless individualism matches climate change as a global threat
Reckless individualism delivers just as many body blows to collective freedom as fascism, communism or fundamentalism.