US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services becomes multi million-dollar federal wildlife-killing program
"The Department of Agriculture needs to get out of the wildlife-slaughter business."
Noam Chomsky: The future of organized human life is at risk thanks to GOP’s...
We have to make decisions now which will literally determine whether organized human life can survive in any decent form.”
Former Superfund Site becomes largest landfill solar farm in North America
The project is just one example of an innovative trend turning symptoms of throwaway culture into sites for generating renewable energy.
Energy Department hires a top cheerleader for petrochemical hub before issuing report favoring it
On November 9, the Energy Department’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) named as its new director former West Virginia University Professor Brian Anderson.
Lack of safe drinking water for city dwellers to double by 2050: UN report
The report found that water scarcity is also becoming more common in rural areas, with water shortages affecting from two to three billion people for at least a month out of each year.
Fish and Wildlife Service lists subspecies of silverspot butterfly under Endangered Species Act
The silverspot butterfly isn't in immediate danger of extinction, but rather science indicates that it will likely be endangered in the near future.
U.S. judge slashed Bayer/Monsanto damages owed from $75 million to $25.27 million
Bayer had purchased Monsanto back in 2016 and the product Roundup weedkiller has been linked to causing cancer.
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Oil and gas lobby split by Trump administration rollback of federal methane rules
The methane revision is not the first time the Trump administration has rolled back environmental regulations.
Demanding seat at the table, youth organizers announce new wave of climate strikes ahead...
“Young people are making it clear that we will support and vote for leaders who will listen to us because we will be here, striking, marching, rallying, and voting.”
Air pollution, mental illness and COVID-19
The pandemic has given the natural environment a brief respite from human abuse; as countries ‘open up’, we have the chance to adopt a new responsible approach to living and not revert to old destructive ways.