Local newspapers are lifelines for climate-disaster communities
Can they survive the news desert?
UK butterfly numbers plummet to record lows: A warning sign of environmental crisis
Conservationists sound the alarm as climate change, habitat loss, and pesticide use decimate butterfly populations.
Scotland to ban sale of new gas and diesel cars by 2032
Scotland has emerged as a clean energy all-star.
The Last Time Summer Was This Hot, Human Beings Hadn’t Yet Left Africa
“In other words, it is not clear that we can survive big temperature increases like 6 and 10 degrees C.”
Is your tap water safe to drink? Pesticides, radioactive material, PFAS among new contaminants...
“With more funding, stronger federal safety standards and a greater focus on helping historically disadvantaged areas, safe water could finally be a given for all communities across the country.”
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe renews legal challenge against DAPL
“The Dakota Access Pipeline represents a clear and present danger to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its people, and we will continue to fight until the Corps complies with the law.”
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.
20,000 ton oil spill in Russian Arctic has ‘catastrophic consequences’ for wildlife
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world.
Biden’s balancing act: Navigating offshore oil leasing amid climate concerns
The impact of Biden's offshore oil policy on climate goals and energy dynamics.
LNG, plastics and other gas industry plans would add climate pollution equal to 50...
“In short, reported emissions from oil, natural gas, and chemical infrastructure have increased in recent years, and new infrastructure that is still in the pipeline has the potential to increase emissions even more.”