50+ mayors vow to ‘vigorously resist’ EPA’s Fuel Efficiency rollback
"We strongly urge the auto industry to join us, and to use its influence with the Administration to ensure that these standards remain in place."
Total’s East African crude oil pipeline ‘struggling’ to find financiers, say campaigners
Total’s “incredibly risky” crude oil pipeline may still lack the financial backing it requires, campaigners have claimed, as the controversial project moved...
Wind power smashes records worldwide
Scotland in particular is a wind power all star, with wind turbines occasionally generating more electricity than is actually needed.
Popular farm pesticide found in drinking water
Though the study was exclusive to Iowa, it could have far-reaching effects on the entire U.S.
Increasing disasters are ‘setting humanity on a spiral of self-destruction,’ UN warns
“The financial system really needs to get ahead of this curve, because otherwise there’s a lot of built-up risk that isn’t being priced into how we make decisions.”
People of color and low income communities are more exposed to pesticides in the...
“For too long communities of color have served as literal dumping grounds for many of our nation’s most dangerous toxic chemicals, including pesticides."
The People Win Over Shell in Fracking Water Withdrawal Case
In a unanimous ruling, the Appellate Division in Rochester ruled against Shell's Painted Post water withdrawal project.
Snow Leopards Being Poached Into Extinction
Snow leopards, whose numbers are estimated to be as few as 4,000, could be extinct within the next four years.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 19
Trump slams door on refugees, China sets tariffs on U.S. goods, Kavanaugh accuser goes into hiding after threats, and more.
Food waste set to increase by 33 percent within 10 years
1.6 billion tons of food worth around $1.2 trillion are lost or wasted every year and the problem is only getting worse.