Searching for solace in a nuclearized world
The nightmare of Fukushima 15 years later.
Taxpayers still shelling out billions annually in fossil fuel subsidies
The U.S. spent $26 billion a year supporting fossil fuels and scored the worst in ending support for coal mining, a pet project of President Trump.
Gray whale sighting off New England coast marks fifth documented observation outside Pacific
In a rare event, the New England Aquarium aerial survey team spotted a gray whale 30 miles south of Nantucket.
‘This is a crisis:’ New report details the age of ‘environmental breakdown’
The historical disregard of environmental considerations in most areas of policy has been a catastrophic mistake.
Exposure to common herbicide potentially harms endangered species
“Finally the EPA has been forced to acknowledge atrazine’s far-reaching harms.”
Flint residents return to court after city misses deadline to replace lead pipes
"The people of Flint won't tolerate any more broken promises from the city, which is under a federal court order to get the lead pipes out of the ground and somehow still can't get the job done."
New UK study proves plastic bag legislation is working
"Great to see less plastic bags in our oceans, but we need the government to put an end to the use of all avoidable single-use plastic by 2025."
Millions of unwitting Americans paying $1 billion more for dirty coal energy each year...
"Customers are being ripped off while cleaner and cheaper sources of energy are being crowded out because utilities are forcing customers to subsidize coal plants."
California’s opportunity to shape worldwide biodiversity policy
The United States has failed to take leadership in the Convention on Biological Diversity. Its most biodiverse state can fill that gap.
House vote advances SPEED Act as 11 Democrats join Republicans to weaken NEPA protections
Climate and frontline groups warn the permitting bill would gut public oversight, fast track polluting projects, and undermine one of the nation’s foundational environmental laws.