New bill seeks to ban fracking in California
“Communities that are already struggling with health outcomes — we’re allowing them to be poisoned, and that's just not OK.”
Indonesian ban on clearing new swaths of forest to be made permanent
A temporary moratorium that prohibits the issuance of new permits to clear primary and peat forests is set to be made permanent...
Big Oil and Gas Want Them Out, But One Small Clan is Standing Up...
A First Nations clan is bringing pipeline projects to a grinding halt—simply by occupying their traditional lands.
Amazon’s plastic packaging problem is growing, Oceana report finds
The report found that Amazon produced 709 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2021, up 18 percent from the 599 million pounds Oceana estimated it produced in 2020.
Netflix’s ‘Seaspiracy’: Viewers react to commercial fishing industry exposé
The exposé has sparked countless questions about and investigation into the seafood industry's claims and practices.
Army Corps orders environmental review of proposed Formosa plastics plant in Louisiana’s ‘cancer alley’
If built, the plastics plant would pump air pollutants into surrounding communities and contribute more to climate change than three coal power plants. Corps announcement deals significant blow to project’s backers.
U.S. government officially calls for research into geoengineering the Earth
Geoengineering is a controversial type of weather modification which has been researched, but, until recently, been considered too unpredictable to attempt on a large scale.
6 ways citizens across the U.S. are using science to build a better world
By collecting climate change data, monitoring air quality, and reverse-engineering insulin, locals are creating a more just and equitable society.
Seven in ten major UK pension funds yet to make ‘robust’ net zero commitment,...
They are calling on the government to “catalyze” change by setting mandatory science-based net zero targets.
EPA creates loophole for toxic air pollution
“EPA’s action is dangerous and shameful.”