The EPA has backed off enforcement under Trump – here are the numbers
Combined with regulatory rollbacks and structural weakening of the EPA, the steep declines in enforcement nearly across the board show that Trump’s EPA is on what we consider a dangerous path.
685,000+ send comments in support of Bears Ears National Monument
“The people have spoken – more than half a million strong – and 99 percent expect these magnificent lands to be held in the public trust for future generations.”
Algae growing under Arctic Sea ice found contaminated by microplastics
“Arctic biota are already under serious pressure from global heating, which progresses four times faster in the Arctic compared with the globe."
In ‘historic win,’ court rules against UK’s Rosebank Oilfield over climate impacts
The judgment said the carbon emissions that would be created by the burning of oil and gas at the largest untapped oilfield in the UK had not been taken into consideration.
“Defending the sacred”: Indigenous water protectors continue resistance to Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota
“This, to me, is an extension of the fight that’s happening all over Mother Earth, protecting the last beautiful places, protecting the sacred.”
California files lawsuit against ExxonMobil for plastic recycling fraud
ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel and petrochemical companies are being accused of promoting recycling as a solution to plastic waste management despite internal knowledge that it is not a viable solution.
Until emissions drop, nothing has been accomplished: The climate resistance handbook is here.
A new guide to activism aims to inform and inspire a new generation of global climate campaigners.
ExxonMobil is still bankrolling climate science deniers
The world’s largest oil company says climate change is real, yet continues to finance climate denier groups.
World leaders pledge $400 billion to boost clean energy and renewables
“We cannot wait another 40 years. The age of renewable, affordable energy access for all must start today.”
Over 40 companies pledge to cut plastic pollution
Hopefully, other countries and companies will join the UK Plastics Pact and do their part in producing less plastic waste.