Monday, January 19, 2026

Environmental activists halt Mountain Valley pipeline construction

The temporary construction comes as activists across the state are ramping up pressure to block the pipeline.

Renewable energy isn’t perfect, but it’s far better than fossil fuels

Any real comparison between oil sands and lithium batteries shows that oil sands products, from extracting and processing to transporting and burning, are by far the most destructive.

Vegan diets cut emissions, water pollution and land use by 75%, major study finds

Dietary changes will be necessary to feed more people as the human population continues to grow, while also limiting environmental impacts.

Scientist find microplastics in human organs giving activists more ammo to demand change in...

“It would be naive to believe there is plastic everywhere but just not in us.”

Almost all air samples from agriculture-intensive communities in California detects high levels of pesticides

The result of the state's air monitoring confirmed 163 of the 207 air samples showed pesticides.

Greenland ice melt will raise global sea levels at least 10 inches, scientists conclude

The scientists worry severe melting events, like the melting seen in 2012, could push eventual sea level rise closer to 30 inches.

Trump admin proposes drilling for oil and gas in national forests

The new rule would allow drilling without public review or environmental reviews that would analyze the impact of industrial actions.

Revealed: Energy Transfer Partners’ ‘Pipeline-for-Prostitute’ Landman

New findings confirmed a land agent from the Texas company, Contract Land Staff, which was contracted by Energy Transfer Partners, was involved in a sex offer in exchange to build the controversial proposed Dakota Access pipeline. Say what?!

Burning down the house

Doesn’t idiocy ever take a vacation? As August wound down, the populist troika of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and...

Infrastructure for insects: Congress should invest in bees and butterflies

Providing diverse, healthy habitat will meet a long-neglected need for the thousands of native pollinators in the country.