Meet the Lobbyists and Big Money Interests Pushing to End the Oil Exports Ban
Utilizing the #KeepTheBan hashtag on Twitter, groups such as the Center for Biological Diversity and Food and Water Watch are pushing for citizens to call the White House and congressional members and tell them not to lift the ban.
Greenpeace faces $300 million lawsuit that puts the longtime environmental nonprofit at risk of...
The trial began Monday in North Dakota, and, if successful, the lawsuit could bankrupt the nonprofit.
Trump admin to officially revoke California’s waiver to set stricter emissions standards
In its latest move to undermine action on the climate crisis, the Trump administration will formally rescind California's waiver to set stricter auto emissions standards under...
States can take meaningful climate action, even without federal support: Study
The team also found that there was potential for state efforts to impact pollution in neighboring states.
Mexico is letting an oil company destroy protected mangroves for an $8 billion oil...
Satellite images posted on Quartz show the cleared land to accommodate the construction.
‘Unprecedented levels’ of plastics entered world’s oceans after 2005, study finds
The new study comes as the UN is developing a treaty to control plastic pollution.
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.
Right-wing populist parties are bad for climate action, study finds
The researchers, from the Universities of Sussex and Warwick in the UK, found that the influence of a right-wing populist party can reduce a country’s climate policy score by nearly 25 percent.
Ice shelf holding Pine Island Glacier could collapse within a decade
“The recent changes in speed are not due to melt-driven thinning; instead they’re due to the loss of the outer part of the ice shelf.”
To protect its oceans, Canada bans waste water dumping from cruise ships
The new rules are in keeping with Canada’s continued efforts to preserve 30 percent of its oceans by 2030.