Farm Bill: House proposal could wipe out communities’ power to prohibit pesticides
58 of those communities have adopted more comprehensive policies that prohibit the use of glyphosate.
COP28: Navigating petrostate politics and the quest for climate action
The path forward demands a concerted global effort, alternative strategies, and a commitment to transformative action.
France to shut down its coal plants two years earlier than planned
France hopes to become carbon neutral by 2050.
Under Trump, federal agencies halt reviews of toxic pesticides that endanger wildlife
Scientists say pesticides from nearby farms are pushing them closer to extinction.
Global wildfires are raging, leaving long-lasting damage
Wildfires are nothing new, but the environmental stakes for humanity are extraordinarily high. As fires threaten to destroy the Amazon ecosystem—the world's largest carbon sink—the melting of permafrost in Siberia is accelerating the melting of Greenland's ice cap. The world may be burning, but climate change is still not a burning issue for President Trump, many of his congressional allies and numerous European leaders.
Amid Trump’s proposed pipeline safety rollbacks, senator questions regulators’ industry ties
Industry connections among Transportation Department regulators showed how they are seeking to loosen oil and gas pipeline safety regulations and Sen. Maria Cantwell is demanding answers.
Trump’s anti-green agenda could lead to 1.3 million more climate deaths. The poorest countries...
Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
Trade must be part of solution to plastic pollution, Global Trade Update reports
The report confirmed that while trade in plastic surpassed $1.1 trillion 75 percent of the plastic produced becomes waste and ends up in the world’s oceans and ecosystems.
One of the world’s oldest rainforests returns to Indigenous control
The hope is that the most recent handover will provide a model for other groups in Australia's wet tropics hoping to regain control of their traditional lands.
North Dakota’s carbon capture project Tundra another ‘expensive greenwashing’ attempt to bail out coal...
Project Tundra's boosters are frank about the project's intent: To maintain coal's primary role in North Dakota's energy mix.