Oilfield Prayer Day in Oklahoma
Perhaps it would be more prudent for Gov. Mary Fallin and the Republican-dominated legislature to stop praying to the oil industry and start passing laws to make their state’s oil billionaires pay their fair share of taxes.
Alarming levels of glyphosate found in popular American foods
The groups that released the report are calling for a permanent ban on the use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent because of the residue levels.
Judge: EPA’s approval of bee-killing pesticides violated federal law
A U.S. District Court judge held that the EPA had unlawfully issued 59 pesticide registrations between 2007 and 2012 for a wide variety of agricultural, landscaping and ornamental uses.
Trump’s gift to hunters: You can kill hibernating black bear mothers and their cubs...
In Trump’s latest blow to America’s wildlife, the government wants to allow the worst trophy hunting practices on public lands in Alaska.
How Jeff Sessions profited from introducing a fracking exemption for drinking water rules
It remains to be seen whether Sessions will face questions about his support for the S.724 (“the Halliburton Loophole”) or his Energen stock sell-off.
Study confirms whale mortalities overwhelmingly caused by human activity
"Of all the causes identified, it is critical to emphasize that no adult or juvenile North Atlantic right whale deaths were a result of natural causes. Not one."
Nanonplstics not just in seafood, new study finds small plastic particles penetrate crops
The study confirmed that humans and animals are consuming nanoplastics not just through seafood and water sources, but now through agriculture.
Top 10 states leading the renewable energy revolution
Clean energy growth was under way long before Trump's ascendance, and will continue long afterward.
This Is What Happens To Humans When They Are Exposed To Too Much Lead
An apology doesn’t change the health effects that Flint residents are seeing as a result of the elevated levels of lead in their water.
Shift to renewable energy could have biodiversity cost, researchers caution
Climate change has widely reported negative consequences, and innovations in renewable energy technologies are central to achieving the Paris climate treaty goals...