Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Nations to sign groundbreaking Arctic Ocean fishing ban

Signatories include the U.S., Canada, Denmark (for Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Norway, Russia, China, Iceland, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the European Union.

Breaking: Landmark youth climate case moves ahead as Supreme Court denies request for stay

The United States Supreme Court denied the Trump administration's request for a stay in Juliana v. United States.

Appeals Court Rules Keystone XL South Approval Was Legal, Lifting Cloud Over TransCanada

While Keystone XL South was approved via a controversial Army Corps Nationwide Permit 12 and an accompanying Executive Order from President Barack Obama, the U.S. Appeals Court ruled it was permitted in a lawful manner—a blow to the fight against KXL.

Don’t let Trump distract you: Public comment on DAPL is now open

Now until Feb. 20 is the public’s chance to push for a full review of the pipeline’s climate impacts. Here’s what to do.

EPA to allow minors to be exposed to highly toxic pesticides

Unfortunately, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt will continue to side with industry interests over science and citizen health.
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“You are hurting future generations”: Mark Ruffalo’s message to people profiting from fossil fuels

"We are going to keep putting pressure on you businesses and you banks—Citibank, Wells Fargo—to stop poisoning our people and stop financing climate change."

Nearly 29,000 tons of COVID plastic now floats in the oceans, study finds

A new study calculates for the first time how much of that waste is ending up in the oceans and what it is doing once it gets there.

Final phase of Dakota access construction delayed pending discussion with Sioux Tribe

The US Army Corps of Engineers have announced that they will delay granting Dakota Access the necessary easements to drill under Lake Oahe and the Missouri River until “discussion and analysis” with the Standing Rock Sioux can take place.

They rescued pigs and turkeys from factory farms – and now face decades in...

It’s an alarming example of the power of the animal agriculture industry, the confluence of interests between industry and law enforcement, and the appalling treatment of animals in industrial agricultural production.