Thursday, December 25, 2025

Biden admin cancels oil, gas leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland authorized cancellation of the remaining leases.

Nestlé drops supplier linked to Indigenous land invasions

Marfrig cattle suppliers analyzed in the investigation were linked to more than 150 sq km of deforestation in recent years.

World Bank pumping billions more into fossil fuels than publicly known: Study

"The easiest way for a big oil company or coal operation to escape attention surrounding public assistance is to cloak it in trade finance."

The Pentagon is the elephant in the climate activist room

We can't keep ignoring its enormous "bootprint."

‘Furious’ at Army Corps, tribe calls for public support to shut down Dakota Access...

"The Corps' covering for the pipeline company's outrageous safety record and the reviewer's serious conflict of interest have now resulted in a failed effort," said Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairwoman Janet Alkire. "They need to start over with adult supervision."

Half of Earth’s glaciers could melt with 1.5°C of warming, NASA study finds

“We are not trying to frame this as a negative look at the loss of these glaciers, but instead how we have the ability to make a difference.”

Toxins from Marathon refinery fire leaked 15 hours before evacuation called

Documents reveal air monitoring detected carcinogens from burning petroleum; residents with respiratory issues file lawsuit.

Child refugees hit record in Latin America, Caribbean as climate crisis, poverty grip region

"The unprecedented scale of the child migration crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean urgently requires a stronger humanitarian response as well as the expansion of safe and regular migration pathways for children and families," said one international advocate.

China bans seafood imports from Japan after release of Fukushima wastewater into Pacific Ocean

The Chinese customs bureau said the immediate ban was put in place to prevent “the risk of radioactive contamination of food safety caused by Japan’s Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge.”

Scientists find direct link between polar bear cub survival rates and human-caused carbon emissions

The new study connects the number of Arctic ice-free days to specific quantities of emissions and determines how these ice-free days can impact polar bear cub survival rates.