Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Earthquake in Japan kills 55 people

The earthquake was categorized as the deadliest in the country since 2016.

Minnesota approves controversial Enbridge pipeline rebuild

Tribal groups say Enbridge's plan is the worst possible route.

Climate change: Six positive news stories from 2019

Climate researchers have not given up hope—these are a few positive stories from 2019.

2017 was the hottest year on record for oceans

"Plastic is one of the biggest threats in the ocean at the moment, I would say, apart from climate change,"

U.S. and China announce surprise climate agreement at COP26

The agreement was light on details but significant nonetheless.

Two Canadian ice caps disappear completely

“We’ve long known that as climate change takes hold, the effects would be especially pronounced in the Arctic.”

A million extinctions eclipsed by one royal grandbaby

Mainstream media gave more time to the royal baby’s birth in the week he was born than to all stories about the climate crisis in all of 2018.

Trump administration finalizes two rules that ease methane gas regulations

While environmentalists and large oil companies including Shell, BP and ExxonMobil oppose the changes to the rules, the Trump administration said the move will benefit smaller producers.

French oil company Total ‘knew about global warming impact in 1971’, study finds

“Total is fully aware of the fact that each of its activities can generate pollution that may affect the equilibrium of nature.”

How to shop sustainably

Some clothes are more environmentally friendly than others. Here’s how to find them.