Beyond Harvey and Irma
Militarizing Homeland Security in the climate-change era.
Methane Discovered in Drinking Water Near Fracking Wells
A Stanford researcher found the highest risk of leaks was from shallow natural gas wells drilled in California, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Citizen scientists track how plastic pollution impacts birds
To get a big-picture perspective on the plastics that plague beaches, scientists team up with volunteers along the California Coast.
Banks have cut funding for fossil fuels projects 22 percent
But activist groups say that’s not enough: There’s no resting, even after divestment victories.
Bill McKibben: Green New Deal is a chance to ‘remake not just a broken...
"...if we don’t get action really soon, if we let it stretch out, those are the decades that will finish the work of breaking the planet. It’s why the urgency of something like the Green New Deal is so crucial."
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chair: Obama’s Legacy Rests on Whether He Stops Dakota Access...
A decision on whether the pipeline can proceed under the river rests with the Army Corps of Engineers.
‘Divest The Globe’ protests urge banks to cut ties with fossil fuels
“The system is not going to break people down. We will stand stronger together no matter the distance.”
Indigenous-led action outside White House urges Biden to ‘protect people, not polluters’
Protesters are calling on the president and Congress to "prioritize climate justice, racial justice, Indigenous rights, housing justice, and transit justice in the infrastructure discussions."
Upside-down world
Climate change and the border-industrial complex in the Trump era.
Maine becomes ninth state to sue Big Oil for climate deception
The state will take fossil fuel companies including Chevron, BP and ExxonMobil to court for climate lies and damages.