EU votes to label gas and nuclear power investments as ‘green’
"Russia’s war against Ukraine is a war paid for by climate-heating fossil fuels and the European parliament just voted to boost billions of funding to fossil gas from Russia."
Kids are really worried about the climate crisis
Middle school student activists write their elected representatives to urge climate action.
South Dakota pipeline spill twice the size as first thought
A final report to show the damage done is due to appear within the next few weeks.
Death of 18 endangered elephants in India under investigation
"Poisoning could be behind the death of the elephants."
1.8 billion tons more greenhouse gases will be released, thanks to Trump
"If we don't have a stable environment to live in, there's no way to have life, liberty, or pursue happiness."
President-elect Joe Biden appoints his environmental team
“Folks, we're in a crisis. We literally have no time to waste...”
$28 trillion in climate damage traced to 111 top polluters, study shows
New research links fossil fuel giants to trillions in heat-driven economic losses, offering fresh momentum for climate liability lawsuits worldwide.
How climate policies hurt the poor
Over the past 25 years, nearly 1.2 billion people around the world have been lifted out of poverty, while both malnutrition and the risk of death from...
South American winter feels like summer with mountain temperatures above 100°F
“Overall, this heatwave is a startling reminder of how humans are changing Earth’s climate. We will continue to see such unprecedented extremes until we stop burning fossil fuels and emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.”
64% of world’s farmland at risk from pesticide pollution, study finds
"This is important because the wider scientific literature has found that pesticide pollution can have adverse impacts on human health and the environment."