Enough commercial fishing gear lost in ocean each year to stretch to moon and...
The amount of gear lost annually includes more than 25 million traps and pots and almost 14 billion longline hooks.
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.”
‘This is an emergency’: Oxfam says rich nations’ $100 billion climate pledge not good...
“Time is running out for rich nations to build trust and deliver on their unmet target.”
EPA plans to rescind methane Super Emitter Program, citing estimated $45 billion in savings
Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the plan to oil and gas executives in Santa Fe, and the agency's release gives no method for its savings figure.
Fueled by climate change, Hurricane Dorian devastates the Bahamas in “unprecedented disaster”
Hurricane Dorian is continuing to wreak havoc in the Bahamas, where massive storms and flooding have killed five people and left many...
Democrats need to be pressured on climate, too
"We are already facing the consequences of the climate crisis."
Why Californians are worried about the Trans Mountain Pipeline
Residents are increasingly concerned that the expansion of Trans Mountain may result in a major uptick in tankers carrying Alberta oilsands crude to the region’s five refineries.
Four states, led by New York, challenge Trump admin over oil train safety rule
The courts will likely decide whether states, in lieu of federal oversight, can create oil train safety regulations to protect their citizens or if the American public will need to trust its safety to corporations and hope for the best.
Standing Rock chair: Obama could stop the Dakota Pipeline today & preserve Indigenous sacred...
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, police deployed pepper spray and tear gas against dozens of Native American water protectors during a standoff at Cantapeta Creek.
Federal court throws out controversial pipeline permit: ‘Speak for the trees’ not for corporations
"We trust the United States Forest Service to 'speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."