Taxing Big Oil could boost UN loss and damage fund by 2000%
Targeting the world’s seven largest publicly traded oil and gas companies—ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, TotalEnergies, BP, Equinor, and ENI—the tax would hold major polluters accountable for their contributions to the climate crisis.
PFAS found in 65% of private wells sampled in Pennsylvania
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) conducted a three-year study with data provided by citizen scientists on the levels of PFAS “forever chemicals” in 167 private wells in the state.
Avenue Capital’s plans to revive West’s largest coal-fired power plant spark protests from Navajo...
Members of the Navajo nation traveled from Arizona to Avenue Capital Group’s offices in New York City to push for a 2019 closure of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS), near Page, Arizona.
90 percent of Outer Continental Shelf of US coast in jeopardy
“President Trump is once again defying a majority of American citizens, states, and businesses.”
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Sea otters restore degraded California estuary, slowing erosion by 90 percent
One of the big reasons for the recovery is that sea otters love to eat the marsh crabs who were devouring the coastal ecosystem’s plants.
Indigenous activists win ‘David v. Goliath’ victory as court rejects $4.5B Trans Mountain pipeline
On Thursday, Justice Eleanor Dawson nullified licensing for the $7.4 billion project and brought construction to a halt until the National Energy Board and the federal government complete court-ordered fixes.
New poll shows widespread bipartisan interest in electric cars
This strong majority carried across all demographic groups, with seven out of every 10 self-identified Republican voters viewing electric vehicles positively.
High levels of mercury found in Greenland’s glaciers
Scientists analyzed samples from meltwater rivers and fjords and found concentrations of dissolved mercury among the highest ever recorded.
US oil refineries expose communities to cancer-causing benzene, report finds
Self-reported data showed that last year the highest average net benzene levels were produced by a refinery owned by Marathon Petroleum in Texas City, Texas.