The Greenwashing Files: Fossil fuel giants accused of ‘deceptive’ advertising
A major new catalogue of fossil fuel company adverts based on DeSmog’s research shows the gap between their public image and the reality of their operations.
After Taliban takeover, climate change could drive conflict in Afghanistan
Not only is the landlocked country already becoming drier and drier, but it's also just been thrown into more political uncertainty by the Taliban takeover.
Scientist Daniel Swain on ‘unprecedented climate conditions’ contributing to deadly CA wildfires
More than 11,000 firefighters are battling the wildfires, with the support of hundreds of fire engines and dozens of helicopters and airplanes.
Newly elected president of Mexico, Lopez Obrador, vows to ban fracking
The “plan to ban fracking in Mexico represents the latest common-sense decision by a world leader to prohibit this inherently toxic, polluting practice.”
Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 3
Labor Day: When workers are recognized as human, $30 trillion to the richest white Americans, Los Angeles educators vote to strike, and more.
Park rangers return to work to assess ‘irreparable’ damage as government shutdown ends (for...
"What's happened to our park in the last 34 days is irreparable for the next 200 to 300 years."
Let rivers flood: Communities adopt new strategies for resilience
New kinds of flood plans put nature back in charge, help populations adapt to a changing climate, reduce risk — and more.
Amazon deforestation rate hits 3 football fields per minute, date confirms
After years of conservation, Brazil's environmental track record has nose-dived in the first seven months of Bolsonaro's administration.
US Fish and Wildlife extend protection to monarch butterflies under threatened species list
The monarch butterfly population is shrinking because of climate change, environmentalists said, so the federal protection will not only create a comprehensive recovery plan, but also provide ongoing funding to restore their habitat.
Climate change fuels hellfire in the City of Angels
Warm, dry climate change conditions have made housing in LA's "Wildland-Urban Interface" dangerous.