Murder of activist in India highlights growing risk to environmental defenders
Ajit Maneshwar Naik, a 57-year-old environmental activist who fought against the construction of new dams on the Kali River in the state of Karnataka in India, was killed last month.
Microplastics in human placentas linked to premature births
Researchers analyzed 175 placentas collected at both term and preterm, or under 37 weeks of pregnancy, and measured the amounts of 12 different microplastics and nanoplastics.
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.
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.
Bank CEOs rake in millions as fossil fuel financing jumps $162 billion in one...
Banks boosted fossil fuel financing by billions in 2024, CEO pay soared, and climate commitments collapsed while frontline communities faced devastating consequences.
Beyond Harvey and Irma
Militarizing Homeland Security in the climate-change era.
‘The polluter should pay:’ Pennsylvania bill aims to ease PFAS-related drinking water charges
Proposed legislation would use funds from development on contaminated sites to help offset costs of cleaning tainted drinking water.
Jeff Sessions sets back the clock
How low can he go? And how far back can this Attorney General take us?
All Forms of Life Are Sacred
Just because animals are cognitively different from us, why is it people's belief that they have lesser moral value? Using them is the ultimate problem—it does not matter how well we treat them.
Plants are going extinct up to 350 times faster than the historical norm
Modern plant extinction rates that exceed historical rates by hundreds of times over such a brief period will spell disaster for our planet’s future.