Pipeline explosion in Kansas highlights unreliable nature of fossil fuel infrastructure
Early Tuesday evening, a gas pipeline ruptured near Kansas City, provoking a large fire. This latest leak further highlights the hazards pipelines present to the environment and public.
Two main energy and environment committees in the House hold climate change hearings
"Protecting our environment, taking climate change seriously, and putting the public interest first are not optional on this Committee, and that's what Democrats are going to do every day for the next two years."
Global food crisis looms as pollinator decline threatens yields of nutrient-rich Crops, Rutgers study...
New research reveals pollinator shortages impacting up to two-Thirds of farms worldwide, jeopardizing global food security.
Scores of climate experts condemn Trump climate report as ‘junk science’
“It reads like a list of common climate skeptic tropes—long ago rebutted by the scientific community—being rehashed by a group of disgruntled scientists.”
New Zealand to ban PFAS in cosmetics
While the New Zealand EPA determined that cosmetics manufactured in the country were mostly free of PFAS, 90 percent of the cosmetics sold in the country are imported.
Natural gas vs. renewable energy: Beware the latest gas industry talking points
When the blindfold is taken off, the so-called bridge is likely to look more like a chasm, with clouds of dust rising from the rubble of stranded assets.
Environmental groups protest outside Amazon on Prime Day demanding company strengthen climate commitments
The demonstration, which shut down Sixth Avenue, was led by environmental advocacy groups including Stand.earth and the Ship It Zero coalition, climate and community advocates.
NC Lagoons hold billions of gallons of hog feces. The hurricane may blast that...
Even if the storm weakens, experts warn Hurricane Florence could kill thousands of farm animals and trigger catastrophic waste spills from sewage treatment plants, hog waste lagoons and chicken farms.
The U.S. Just Banned Ivory Sales
The federal government is trying to ban all sales of items containing African elephant ivory within the U.S.
A judge has rejected Shell’s latest attempt to dismiss a Connecticut climate lawsuit
The ruling, coming about a year after the federal district court in Connecticut denied Shell’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, means that a trial in the case could start sometime in 2024.