Sunday, May 5, 2024

Is science failing the world’s primates?

There are more than 500 known primate species, but it would be hard to tell that by looking at recent research. Want...

Groundbreaking study exposes plastic pollution’s deep ocean graveyard

The investigation reveals that the ocean floor is besieged by up to 11 million tons of plastic waste, a figure that dwarfs the quantity observed on the water's surface.

The decade of transformation: Being in balance with nature

The climate crisis requires us to flatten the curve of our greenhouse gas emissions and toxic, polluting society.

Crisis or catastrophe: nothing changes

As delegates prepare for COP27 and fossil fuel companies report record profits, the environmental emergency couldn’t be more pressing; the need for action by governments, corporations and populations more urgent, and the stench of complacency more pungent.

Complacency and the environmental catastrophe

Complacency, apathy and hypocrisy coalesce to form the most noxious causes of climate change and environmental vandalism.

Beyond coping: How to find the strength to take on climate change

Our emotional energy can be a source of power.

Trump EPA claims new power plant rule would improve health of minority and low-income...

Media are missing the environmental justice story behind Trump's Affordable Clean Energy rule.

Climate change forces 20 million people to flee each year, Oxfam finds

At the U.N. climate talks in Madrid, environmental and development groups are pushing to establish a fund to help countries already reeling from climate change.

685,000+ send comments in support of Bears Ears National Monument

“The people have spoken – more than half a million strong – and 99 percent expect these magnificent lands to be held in the public trust for future generations.”

Coastal landfills are no match for rising seas

Tens of thousands of dumps line the U.S. coastlines, most sitting at or near sea level...