Why students of color are stepping up to lead climate strikes
The youth-led movement builds on the momentum of the increasingly Black and Brown leadership behind the Green New Deal.
Majority of directors of world’s top insurance companies tied to polluting industries
Analysis found links to Exxon, Koch Industries, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, raising concerns about a potential “revolving door,” one campaigner said, between the insurance and fossil fuel industries.
Bill McKibben: Green New Deal is a chance to ‘remake not just a broken...
"...if we don’t get action really soon, if we let it stretch out, those are the decades that will finish the work of breaking the planet. It’s why the urgency of something like the Green New Deal is so crucial."
Massachusetts sues 15 companies over PFAS contamination
“We’re glad the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office is taking steps to hold PFAS manufacturers accountable for the financial burden that communities are facing as they try to provide their residents with safe drinking water."
Democrats push groundbreaking bill to make Big Oil pay for climate crisis
The Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act would require major fossil fuel companies to pay into a damages fund, modeled after the Superfund, to help mitigate the harm caused by their contributions to global warming.
Court rules against BLM’s rollback of Waste Prevention Rule
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers invalidated the Trump administration's move on Thursday and called the "rulemaking process resulting in the rescission was wholly inadequate."
A Montana judge restores grizzly bears’ protection, overturns Trump administration’s policy
Judge Dana Christensen ruled that the Fish and Wildlife Service failed to consider the effects of the recovery of bears living throughout the country when it chose to remove protections for Yellowstone grizzly bears.
Montana Supreme Court delivers landmark ruling in youth climate case against fossil fuels
Montana’s highest court upholds a decision declaring state-sanctioned fossil fuel projects violate the constitutional rights of youth, marking a pivotal moment in climate litigation.
New research could lead to solar panels that work at night
“We do not yet have the miracle material that will make the thermoradiative diode an everyday reality, but we made a proof of principle and are eager to see how much we can improve on this result in the coming years.”
Hungry polar bears are eating garbage instead of seals as their habitats melt away
“Education, the implementation of polar bear-proof methods of waste storage, law enforcement and the provision of adequate resources at the community level are required to mitigate this potentially increasing problem.”