UN regulator delays deep-sea mining rules, but extends criticized exploration contract
The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the U.N.-associated regulator of seabed mining activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction, has extended a controversial deep-sea mining exploration contract and once again failed to finalize the rules needed to regulate commercial seabed mining. The ISA’s 36-member council, which met from July 13 to 24, decided to extend the exploration […]
Climate change to heat up oceans at seven times their current rate
Rapid and inconsistent deep water heating will have a huge impact on ocean wildlife.
Monsanto cancer lawsuits take dramatic turn over EPA official’s ‘highly suspicious’ role
An EPA scientist says that Rowland and another official “intimidated staff” into changing reports related to the glyphosate findings.
New study finds $1 trillion worth of food waste generated per year globally
The study is a global estimate on food waste at retail and consumer levels and helps to provide "guidance for countries on improving data collection and suggests best practices in moving from measuring to reducing food waste."
Divers find likely source of oil spill in Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida
The spill is located 2 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana and has so far remained at sea and has not impacted the shoreline.
New film “Little Warriors” features youth climate fight in unlikely place: Indiana
Kids in Indiana are spearheading a movement to fend off the prospective ravages of climate change.
‘Where California goes, there goes the nation’
The slow death of new residential solar installations in California may be a sign that rooftop solar across the country is in peril.
Transportation Fairness Alliance revealed: Behind the oil industry’s latest attack on electric cars
This new coalition appears poised to counter policies designed to accelerate the transition away from petroleum-powered transportation.
Exposure to low levels of air pollution is equivalent to smoking a pack a...
“The increase in emphysema we observed was relatively large, similar to the lung damage caused by 29 pack-years of smoking and 3 years of aging.”
How Northwest communities are stopping big oil projects
Last week, a Washington state energy panel voted unanimously to oppose what would be the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal.