Reduction in construction could cut emissions worldwide, UN reports
Because the sector depends on materials like steel and cement, which contribute to construction waste, it highlights the need for greater ambition in six areas, including renewable energy, building financing and energy codes.
If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food?
Programs across the country are trying to make it easier for new farmers to get started and put down roots. Here's why: There's only one farmer under 35 for every six over 65. By 2030, one-quarter of America's current farmers will retire.
U.S. landfills are major sources of airborne PFAS pollution, study finds
Recent studies reveal that PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are being released into the environment through landfill gas emissions, posing serious public health risks.
Wyoming now third state to propose ALEC bill cracking down on pipeline protests
“Good laws already exist to protect property without this chilling impact on free speech.”
Science Advisory Board: EPA Lacked Clarity in Report on Fracking and Drinking Water Contamination
The EPA not only ignored high-profile contamination cases in its study, but prematurely abandoned investigations.
Climate scientist: As UN warns of global catastrophe, we need a ‘Marshall Plan’ for...
Or otherwise, millions will be imperiled by increasing droughts, floods, fires and poverty.
The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate crisis long ago
Experts’ discoveries lie at the heart of two dozen lawsuits that hope to hold the industry accountable for devastating damage.
Why one Native family is donating their fracking proceeds to benefit Indian Country
A new fund will support deeply researched investigative journalism that reports on critical issues in Indian Country.
Environmental groups sue BLM for not conducting environmental reviews in New Mexico fracking permits
The fracking push is "symptomatic of a broader assault on our public lands by the Trump administration."
Human delusion and our destruction of the biosphere: We aren’t even trying!
Extinction beckons. The choice is yours.