The unseen cost of cigarette pollution: Billions in environmental damage
The yearly economic cost of cigarette plastic waste amounts to approximately $26 billion.
New Koch-funded fossil exhibit at the Smithsonian is curiously quiet on fossil fuels
After five years and $39 million, the Smithsonian's completely renovated Hall of Fossils is open again — complete with T. rex and...
Court orders EPA to close loophole, factory farms required to report toxic pollution
“This safeguard isn't just about protecting the environment; it's about making entire communities safe for the people who live in them.”
How fracking is making some US communities more radioactive than Chernobyl
Justin Noble talks about the secret radioactive history of oil and gas, hazardous waste zones located just down the road from high schools, and why he decided to release his book independently.
Two scientists resign from EPA to protest recent firings
The scientists insist they will “not be a future prop for bad science.”
VIDEO: The President Should Not Only Veto the Keystone XL Pipeline, but Stop it...
President Obama has the authority to end the environmentally damaging Keystone XL pipeline project altogether. It's time we pressure the White House to go through with it.
Wildfire smoke is reversing U.S. air pollution gains, study finds
“At the end of the day, the best type of policy is to proactively prevent these big fires in the first place.”
Tillerson present as Exxon signed major deal with Saudi Arabia during Trump visit
“The President's Saudi trip was a bizarre Art of the Deal-esque foreign policy disaster."
Bayer investigates its shady PR firm after ‘Monsanto File’ scandal in France
"This is a very important discovery because it shows there are objective strategies to silence strong voices."
A growing movement to reclaim water rights for Indigenous people
Native tribes are reliant on their local water sources, which have been continuously exploited and contaminated by the U.S. government and non-Native people. Indigenous groups are finding new ways to demand justice.