Sunday, May 18, 2025

California officials shed light on Nestlé taking millions of gallons of public water

“These are people who just want to make money, but they've already dried up the upper Strawberry Creek and they've done a lot of damage.”

Wetter weather worsens risks from coal ash ponds, environmental advocates report

Ohio’s wettest 12-month period on record highlights the risk flooding can present to power plants’ coal ash ponds, but groundwater contamination remains...

Three states petition EPA to classify PFAS compounds as hazardous air pollutants

North Carolina, New Jersey and New Mexico petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating PFAS “forever chemical” air emissions.

Female corporate leaders make firms less likely to fall foul of environmental laws

Given the urgency of global environmental problems, female corporate leadership makes an important contribution to benefit societies by improving companies’ environmental conduct.

Oil industry plans to keep workers safe—by firing them and having robots do their...

Industry isn’t safe and worker safety still isn’t a priority.

Oil rig explodes in Louisiana: 7 injured, 1 missing

The rescued crew members are being treated at local hospitals and a search is underway for the missing man.

Sorry, Feds: Kids Can Sue Over Climate Negligence, Judge Says

"This will be the trial of the century that will determine if we have a right to a livable future, or if corporate power will continue to deny our rights for the sake of their own wealth."

The Maldives is building a floating city

More than 80% of the country's land area lies at less than one meter above sea level – meaning rising sea levels and coastal erosion pose a threat to its very existence.

They rescued pigs and turkeys from factory farms – and now face decades in...

It’s an alarming example of the power of the animal agriculture industry, the confluence of interests between industry and law enforcement, and the appalling treatment of animals in industrial agricultural production.