Sioux Tribe leaders respond to army eviction notice of #NoDAPL camp, refuse to give...
After receiving notice of the US Army Corps’ plan to evict peaceful protesters from their camps, Sioux tribal leaders have responded with dignity and defiance, promising to stay put in defense of their land and people.
‘Modern day slavery’: Prisoner firefighters risking their lives in California battling wildfires an example...
“California fights fires with slave labor.”
Five years after Sandy: The long road home
If Sandy taught us we can rebuild, it also taught us that we must find a better way.
Exxon sued again for ‘misleading’ advertising
“ExxonMobil’s advertising and marketing mislead the public by presenting ExxonMobil’s clean energy activities as a significant proportion of its overall business.”
Fighting back: Six states sue the EPA over its approval of pesticide linked to...
“The EPA is egregiously sacrificing our children’s health by refusing to make a determination on this dangerous pesticide.”
Storms and rising seas threaten coastal ecosystems—here’s what we can do
Governments and nonprofit organizations need to act fast to ramp up existing protection efforts and be effective advocates for these threatened resources.
Ringling Bros. Circus Elephants To Retire By May 2016
The company announced that it will retire its elephants two years earlier than expected, much to the elation of animal rights activists.
Noam Chomsky: The Green New Deal is exactly the right idea
"The basic idea is, I think, completely defensible – in fact, essential."
Ocean warming study so distressing, some scientists didn’t even want to talk about it
Researchers examining the ocean off the east coast of North America found that the water's surface was 13.8°C, or 14.8°F, hotter than the average temperature between 1981 and 2011.
‘Win for wildlife’ as federal court restores endangered species protections gutted by Trump
"In the midst of a global extinction crisis, the court's decision to vacate the rules will help ensure that imperiled species receive the protections they desperately need," said one advocate.