‘A win for the planet!’: Dutch supreme court issues landmark ruling mandating climate action
The nonprofit that brought the case called it "a groundbreaking decision that confirms that individual governments must do their fair share to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
Standing Rock braces for eviction: Will you keep fighting with us?
Our people will continue to resist in and beyond this moment, as this is but one front in the wars being waged against us.
New study confirms Arctic Ocean has been warming decades longer than scientists thought
Published in Science Advances, scientists determined that "Atlantification," which is "the recent expansion of Atlantic waters in the Arctic Ocean," was taking place several decades before the recording.
‘Sacrifice zones’: How people of color are targets of environmental racism
A product of environmental racism, “sacrifice zones” are located near pollution hot spots and are usually communities of color.
The youth of the world call on us to act against climate change
Since Greta Thunberg began her Friday strikes in front of the Swedish parliament, calling for action against climate change, she has been...
Government loophole sacrificed $18 billion to Big Oil
The loophole dates back to a 1995 law that urged companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico by offering oil companies a break from paying royalties on the oil produced.
LEGO announces plan to become more sustainable with first prototype brick made from recycled...
Over the past three years, the team of material scientists and engineers tested more than 250 variations of PET materials before coming up with the LEGO brick prototype that met the Danish company's safety, quality and play requirements.
Exposing the massive hypocrisy of international insurance companies
Despite the pro-climate rhetoric of the insurance industry—and warnings by the world’s climate scientists calling for an end to fossil fuel exploration—leading...
Chief State Scientist Resigns and Accuses Republicans of Covering Up Water Crisis
State Epidemiologist Megan Davies has resigned her position because of the corruption of Governor Pat McCrory's administration.
Neil deGrasse Tyson on the threat of science denial
The astrophysicist says that when you have people who don't know much about science denying it and rising to power, it's a recipe for the complete dismantling of our democracy.