Friday, October 23, 2026

After court rules Dakota Access Pipeline operating illegally, Dems demand Biden it shut down

"The appeals court put the ball squarely in the court of the Biden administration to take action."

Bankruptcy Filing Shows Arch Coal Funding for Climate Denial Group

The Energy & Environment Legal Institute's tactics amount to the harassment of climate scientists.

Drilling our way to climate doom

“The world is not living sustainably, and if you look at history, civilizations have disappeared due to that reality.”
Fish and Wildlife Service biologists release an endangered species back into the wild. Photo: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS, public domain

Trump administration moves to let accidental killing of endangered species go unpunished

A leaked memo would count only deliberate harm as a violation of the 1973 law, even though most protected species die by accident.

America’s first large offshore wind farm to offer $1.4B in savings

Massachusetts electricity users will save about $1.4 billion over the 20-year duration of the contract.

Climate-driven drought has risen 29% this century, will create 216 mn. refugees by 2050:...

“If global warming reaches 3 degrees Celsius by 2100, as has been predicted, drought losses could be five times higher than they are today, with the largest increase in drought losses projected in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic regions of Europe.”

Deforestation puts lizards in North America at risk, new report finds

Forest loss, along with climate change, is creating a lack of shelter for lizards from extreme temperatures and nearly one in five could face population decline in the next century.

Humans destroyed intact ecosystem land the size of Mexico in just 13 years

“Intact lands are relied on by biodiversity for habitat, and by people for ecosystem services such as climate regulation and clean water.”

What losing 1 million species means for the planet – and humanity

That’s a bleak outlook, but many believe we can still turn things around.

The Climate Movement is Stuck in ‘Groundhog Day,’ Here’s How it Can Break Free

Much like Bill Murray, the climate movement will have to learn from its mistakes and refuse to repeat them.