Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Ozone layer is tracking toward recovery by 2040, UN report finds

the ozone layer should recover to 1980 levels by around 2040 for most of the globe, around 2045 for the Arctic and around 2066 for Antarctica.  

New California bill could revolutionize how the U.S. tackles plastic pollution

A sweeping “circular economy” bill in the California legislature aims to drastically reduce plastic waste and boost domestic recycling.

Climate of delusion

We all think that climate change is somebody else's problem. We have to be persuaded otherwise.

Complacency rules: Consumerism and the environment

Complacency and the refusal to change individual behavior and collective ways of living are stoking the underlying cause of the crisis—consumerism.

Sanders and Fellow Senators Urge President to End Alaskan Oil Drilling

Bernie Sanders along with 11 fellow senators sent a letter to President Obama urging him to cease Shell’s oil drilling in the Arctic. Because they believe there to be "utter hypocrisy in the current policy."

CNN Town Hall went deep on climate crisis—but was anyone listening?

“Would you guarantee to the American public tonight that the responsibility for $16.3 trillion, which is a massive amount of money, wouldn’t end up on taxpayers’ shoulders?”

At COP26, Indigenous, black, and brown activists offer radical solutions for climate change

While elites fixate on technological fixes such as “net zero” emissions, communities of color fear it will disproportionately impact them and instead demand a just phasing out of oil and gas—and a seat at the table.

‘Nowhere is immune:’ Researchers find record levels of microplastics in Arctic Sea ice

"It suggests that microplastics are now ubiquitous within the surface waters of the world's ocean."

Footage of offshore oil accident highlights risks of deepwater drilling

A November incident involving the Transocean Deepwater Pontus drillship is a reminder that “simple failures can cause serious incidents, in the blink of an eye,” one oil spill expert said.

Biden administration announces reforms to federal oil and gas leasing system on public lands

The Bureau of Land Management’s new Oil and Gas Rule is said to save taxpayers money, help ensure public lands are used for their highest value, and better protect communities and the environment.