Thursday, March 19, 2026

California lagged in capping century-old oil wells leaking under homes of LA residents plagued...

On November 28, 2015, Roger Majano, plagued by a noxious smell overwhelming his Los Angeles neighborhood, heaved a jackhammer onto the walkway...

Bank backing pipeline launches own investigation into treatment of Standing Rock Sioux

$460 million in credit is at stake for the Dakota Access and Bakken pipeline as Norway’s largest bank announces its own “fact-based” evaluation of indigenous rights abuses.

In ‘targeted strike’ against environmental and racial justice, Trump EPA curbs state power to...

"Like so much of what Trump is pursuing now, this is a targeted strike against environmental justice and racial justice."

How America’s ego could save the planet

We need some of America’s ego now, just like 60 years ago, when the Soviet accomplishments in space drove us toward a singular world-changing goal.

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."

Noam Chomsky: The GOP is still the most dangerous organization in human history

"It's not just Trump, every single Republican leader is the same."

What comes after this plastic-filled pandemic?

A new generation of medical professionals is tasked with undoing decades of hospitals’ easy reliance on single-use plastic.

Trump’s FBI nominee’s ties to Exxon

There is no reason to believe that any real federal investigation of ExxonMobil's climate change disclosures, or those of other companies, will occur while Trump is in the White House.

Record heat and flimsy power grid across US illustrates urgent need for green infrastructure

“Texas’ grid shutting down in both cold and heat,” said one Democratic lawmaker, “underscores the facts we need to invest in clean and renewable energy infrastructure. Immediately.”

California to officially list key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup as cancer-causing

Glyphosate continues to be at the center of a number of controversies.