‘Groundbreaking’ win as court rules USFWS can’t ignore climate impacts on Joshua Tree
“Joshua trees will be in danger of extinction throughout most of their current range by century’s end from climate change-driven habitat loss, invasive grass-fueled wildfire, and other stressors.”
Global inequality is 25% higher than it would have been in a climate-stable world
As is becoming increasingly clear, there are no quick fixes or easy solutions to climate change or inequality.
Top 10 Ways to Prove You Love the Earth on Earth Day
While environmentalism meant something different in 1970 than it does now, Juan Cole discusses the 10 ways you can prove you love the earth as we raise awareness about climate change on Earth Day.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Nebraska farmers return land to Native American tribe, Parkland students join Chicagoans to march against gun violence, audio recordings of children separated from their parents at the border, and more.
Chevron will pay record fines for oil spills in California
The penalties come after an investigation by The Desert Sun and ProPublica found that companies were profiting from illegal spills and California’s oversight of the industry was lax.
EPA’s plan to regulate chemical contaminants in drinking water is a drop in the...
Political and social factors, as well as pressure from industry, can lead to wide disparities in exposure, with some communities protected and others left vulnerable.
Multi-stage, four-year plan to bolster endangered butterfly population underway in California
Behren’s Silverspot butterfly, a federally endangered species since 1997, was once seen in abundance along the Northern California coast.
After a big win against coal, NY climate activists are closer than ever to...
A recent surge in youth-led climate activism has revived a near decade-long effort to divest New York from the companies most responsible for causing the climate crisis.
Greenland lost an unprecedented amount of ice in 2019, study finds
“If we reduce CO2, we will reduce Arctic warming and we will therefore also reduce the sea level rise contribution from the Greenland ice sheet.”
Searching for solace in a nuclearized world
The nightmare of Fukushima 15 years later.