New report: Cost of renewable energies may be less than previously thought
A new report found that predicted costs for renewables have likely been overestimated "falling short of early pricing model predictions again and again."
Climate crisis and big agriculture threaten insects worldwide
A new study found that the combination of habitat loss caused by big agriculture and climate change are having a drastic impact on global insect populations.
Meet the industry lobbyists fighting efforts to solve the biodiversity crisis
"This research sheds new light on an area of lobbying that has largely been able to slip under the radar and should act as a wake-up call to policymakers ahead of the U.N.'s upcoming biodiversity conference," said InfluenceMap's program manager.
2018 wasn’t a completely horrible year for the environment
There were bright spots and victories among the attacks on biodiversity, climate and public health.
Our rich: fooling themselves and fouling our planet
Electric air taxis aren’t going to save the world. Really taxing the rich, on the other hand, could.
Trump administration to strip clean water protection putting the country’s water at risk
"Waters that have been protected for almost 50 years will no longer be protected under the Clean Water Act."
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chair: Obama’s Legacy Rests on Whether He Stops Dakota Access...
A decision on whether the pipeline can proceed under the river rests with the Army Corps of Engineers.
Trump administration finalizes two rules that ease methane gas regulations
While environmentalists and large oil companies including Shell, BP and ExxonMobil oppose the changes to the rules, the Trump administration said the move will benefit smaller producers.
End Polluter Welfare Act introduced to Senate
“Providing corporate giveaways during a time of widespread suffering to fossil-fuel companies is unconscionable.”
Groups sue feds to halt fracking in Ohio’s only national forest
“There's no escaping the truth about what fracking will do to Wayne National Forest. Quite simply, it will destroy it.”