Environment

“BASF Corporation, Bayer Material Science LLC, Dow Chemical Company and Huntsman International LLC have been named in a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by New York law firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP on behalf of the U.S. government.”

This isn’t 1984. You can’t just throw scientific conclusions into the metaphorical memory hole.

“What this study shows is what communities of color across the region have long understood—that they are unfairly exposed to higher levels of pollution."

These victories—many of them bipartisan—across the country give hope for 2017.

"Turning over these spectacular wild places to dirty drilling and fracking will sicken Californians, harm endangered species, and fuel climate chaos."

The employees said the administration’s policies “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.”

We're going to make this very simple. These are the 5 non-negotiable policies an ideal climate plan must include:

Here you’ll find 12 of the species that struck us as we looked back at the year that was.

“It is potentially a systemic risk.”

“Rescinding KXL’s permit is a promising early signal that the new administration is listening to our concerns and will take issues of climate and Indigenous justice seriously. We have to insist that it not stop there.”