States sue Trump EPA for suspending environmental regulations during pandemic
Polluters are allowed, at their sole discretion, to stop monitoring and reporting air emissions and water pollution levels during the outbreak.
Cultural values on Indigenous lands help forests thrive at nearly twice the rate of...
The findings challenge a longstanding assumption about conservation: that in order to protect biodiversity, people must be kept out.
WWF says Mediterranean heating 20% faster than world’s oceans
Residents could face losing fishing livelihoods and Mediterranean culture like cuisine if biodiversity is not restored and deadly industrial impacts reduced.
TigerSwan, county sheriff sued over road blockade during Dakota Access Pipeline protests
“This road closure was directed only at Water Protectors: residents of Fort Rice were allowed to drive southbound on Highway 1806 as were employees of DAPL.”
US Forest Service stops issuing firefighter pants that contain PFAS, following ProPublica’s reporting
Despite knowing about the use of PFAS, officials with the Forest Service had not previously informed wildland firefighters about it.
Federal court ends Trump effort to open 128 million acres of Atlantic, Arctic oceans...
“As the Biden administration considers its next steps, it should build on these foundations, end fossil fuel leasing on public lands and waters, and embrace a clean energy future.”
How Big Oil hijacked EU-funded journalism training on plastic pollution
At an event ostensibly about plastic waste, none of the speakers were heard mentioning the need to reduce plastic production—the core issue driving the crisis.
Court rules against BLM’s rollback of Waste Prevention Rule
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers invalidated the Trump administration's move on Thursday and called the "rulemaking process resulting in the rescission was wholly inadequate."
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.
Wisconsin oil refinery explosion injures at least 15 people
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has sent a four-person team to investigate the incident.