Demand for water is rising; study shows drinking water at risk from climate change
"Immediate action is required to safeguard the future of the world’s most important and vulnerable water towers."
Hong Kong Announces Plan to Ban the Ivory Trade
Hong Kong announced on Wednesday that it plans to ban the domestic ivory trade.
Louisiana landowners appeal Bayou Bridge Pipeline’s right to seize their land after trespassing
“It is surprising to many people that pipeline companies have been handed the extraordinary power of eminent domain over Louisiana landowners."
Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 6, 2018
Scott Pruitt resigns from the EPA, grassroots groups demand tech companies cut ties with ICE, a 20-foot-tall Trump blimp gets the okay in London, and more.
3 Major Problems With Monsanto’s New GMO Soybeans
The promise of Monsanto's splashy new bean appears to be short-sighted, leaving farmers with the much worse end of the bargain.
Why fixing methane leaks from the oil and gas industry can be a climate...
It might be the cheapest, quickest way to reduce climate change without roiling the economy.
Bureau of Land Management proposes fracking on 1.6 million acres of federal land in...
"...there's really no question that more fracking would be terrible for California."
Climate change is impacting every aspect of modern life, but the press fails to...
July is slated to become the hottest month in recorded history, as extreme weather fueled by global warming wreaks havoc across the...
Great Barrier Reef authority warns that climate action is needed urgently
"Only the strongest and fastest possible actions to decrease global greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the risks and limit the impacts of climate change on the Reef."
Defending the environment now more lethal than soldiering in some war zones – and...
Indigenous peoples should be a source of inspiration for the global community.