‘Only the beginning’: Citing climate and investment risks, NY State pension fund to ditch...
“Kudos to Tom DiNapoli for making it clear that you can‘t build your retirement on tar sands.”
In victory for public health, Biden’s EPA reverses Trump-era ‘secret science’ rule
“The Biden administration is making clear that the best available science, and not political interference from industry, will guide the EPA’s decisions on protecting the public from pollution.”
Court orders Trump administration to enforce Obama-era methane rule
Judge William Orrick of the U.S. District Court for Northern California ruled that the Bureau of Land Management's decision was "untethered to evidence."
Puerto Rico’s water system stutters back to normal
“Now I get desperate thinking that a hurricane will come.”
What #ShellKnew and how it was used to stall international climate change negotiations
For almost two decades, Shell has pushed the same proposal to tackle climate change, which still hasn’t come to fruition.
US Supreme Court’s blow to Big Oil ‘should open the floodgates for more lawsuits’
"The high court's decision is a major victory for communities across the country that are fighting to hold Big Oil accountable and make them pay for the climate damages they knowingly caused," said one advocate.
‘An important step forward’: deep-sea mining not approved during international talks
“We cannot and must not embark on a new industrial activity when we are not able to fully measure its consequences and therefore risk irreversible damage to our marine ecosystems.”
In our deeply unequal world, the garbage rises ever higher
On Everest and elsewhere,the rich are creating waste.
Trump’s decision to hamstring California’s climate authority is illogical and uninformed
Revoking California’s ability to set stricter air-pollution standards also misses three important benefits to California and the nation.
Undercover Investigation Exposes Shocking Neglect at Third Largest Pig Farm in U.S.
The Maschhoffs, the third largest pig producer in the U.S., has just been exposed for mistreating their pigs.