The deadly intersection of labor exploitation and climate change
Neither the corporate media nor our politicians who are beholden to corporate lobbyists honestly address the common root causes of (and solutions to) worker exploitation and climate change.
Why women from Asia are confronting US fracking: Oil extraction equals plastic production
“If we are going to stop plastic we need to stop plastic where it starts.”
Trump admin ordered ‘climate censorship’ in plans to lease Texas public lands for fossil...
"The bigger concern here is the issue of meddling and censorship. If it happens at this stage, it could certainly happen later in the EIS process. So we are concerned about the future of this EIS."
After court rules Dakota Access Pipeline operating illegally, Dems demand Biden it shut down
"The appeals court put the ball squarely in the court of the Biden administration to take action."
U.S. continues to ship illegal plastic waste to developing countries
“You’re starting to see an outcry in countries being flooded with waste. And we are already seeing more countries starting to put their foot down.”
Why farmers are dumping milk down the drain and letting produce rot in fields
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to begin purchasing US$3 billion in fresh produce, dairy and meat to support farmers and eventually distribute it to food pantries and other organizations feeding Americans in need.
Court tosses youth climate lawsuit against Canada
"We'll win this fight."
Trump EPA’s refusal to strengthen air quality standards most likely to harm communities of...
“There is evidence that Black people have three times the hazard from long-term exposure to fine particles [soot] than the general population."
New Study Highlights Big Unknowns of Public Health Harm From Fracking’s Chemical Cocktail
Researchers had information on reproductive and developmental toxicity for only 24 percent of over 1,000 chemicals they looked at.
Current nitrate level EPA deems safe fails to reflect birth outcomes, other potential health...
The study said the current level of nitrate that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deems safe fails to reflect birth outcomes and other potential health risks.