Trump administration shuts down study on the safety of offshore drilling
“One thing we should all be able to agree on is that safety is of paramount importance, so preventing a study like this simply flies in the face of common sense.”
EPA considers spraying bee-killing pesticide despite scientific evidence showing massive harm
Why isn't the EPA considering restricting these products instead of expanding their use?
Let’s make 2018 a better time, not the end of time
We have the capacity for wonders as well as horrors. We have the ability to create as well as to destroy.
GOP tax bill: How the environment lost
“The environment is the clear loser, with calamitous consequences for all Americans."
France becomes first country to ban fracking and oil production
The plan is part of France’s commitment to the Paris climate agreement, and their larger plan of weaning the French economy from fossil fuels.
Coalitions of agriculture outsiders tackle powerful Agribiz insiders
Farmers, scientists and consumers are fighting back, and global health agencies are responding to the threats.
The billion-dollar loophole
The most generous charitable deduction in the federal tax code is being manipulated to make big profits – and there’s no sign that Congress has any intention of fixing the problem.
US Bank declares end to oil and gas pipeline loans – then quietly joins...
Environmentalists hoped that this was a chance for U.S. Bank to end its dealings with Energy Transfer Partners. It looks like this isn’t the case.
Another major city bans single-use plastic bags
“It’s a fantastic first step to a larger zero-waste mentality.”
Pruitt’s plan to debate climate science paused as science confirms human link to extreme...
“What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic; it affects the rest of the planet.”