Saturday, July 12, 2025

Top 10 most contaminated groundwater sites revealed in first major coal ash pollution study

The report contains examples of several well-documented instances of residential tap water contaminated by coal ash.

2016: A year in photos, from climate change devastation to the power of protests

The year ended with the election of a president and vice president who don't embrace the scientific consensus that climate change is real and caused by humans.

Deforestation in Amazon skyrockets to 12-year high under Bolsonaro

The trees in the Amazon are a vital component in the fight against the climate crisis because they absorb billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year.

Koch Industries among investors set to take over UK supermarket Morrisons

The largest private company in the U.S. and the family that owns it have financially supported a network of groups working to downplay the threat of climate change and kill off legislation designed to cut emissions.

America’s carbon-pusher in chief

Trump’s fossil-fueled foreign policy.

Worldwide #RiseForClimate events kick off to demand action on crisis of warming planet

"Climate change is the defining issue of our time," say 350.org's executive director. "It is a crisis of democracy, justice, and human rights."

Pick your poison: The fracking industry’s wastewater injection well problem

The fracking industry is producing record amounts of oil, gas, and wastewater, meaning this problem of wastewater disposal isn't going away soon and disposal wells are likely to be part of the long-term solution.

Ten feelgood environment stories you may have missed in 2018

Here are ten upbeat environmental stories from this year that prove it’s not all doom and gloom.

Bolsonaro greenlights new pesticides even as advocates mourn half billion dead bees in Brazil

Pointing to the deaths of more than half a billion bees in Brazil over a period of just four months, beekeepers, experts,...