Hawaii Goes Green and Other Big Renewables Stories
The Hawaii legislature just passed a goal to go 100 percent renewable energy throughout the state by 2045. The new solar installations are making even developing countries ambitious enough to go green.
Youth climate lawsuit against Canadian climate policy can go to trial, court rules 
The Federal Court of Appeal said “the burden of addressing [climate] consequences will disproportionately affect Canadian youth.”
Green Energy Is Surging and You’ll Never Guess Why
Many countries around the world have adopted wind and solar power for their electricity needs displacing hydrocarbons at a fast rate. Juan Cole highlights the stories illustrating the surge.
SoCalGas, nation’s largest gas utility, sues California over climate policy for not ‘maximizing the...
The SoCalGas lawsuit “is a flailing and petulant move by [the] gas industry willing to try anything to prevent California from moving past fossil fuels.”
EPA proposes improved water pollution control standards for slaughterhouses and rendering facilities
EPA begins process of mandating pollution reductions.
Three years after the fuel spill, community members continue to demand accountability
The recently released DoD IG and GAO reports provide a scathing assessment of the Navy’s handling of the Red Hill facility, citing various management failures and facilities in disrepair.
‘A big deal’: Bill McKibben on Rutgers fossil fuel divestment & the future of...
Author, environmentalist and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben says the Rutgers divestment decision is “a big deal,” especially as it happened at one of the oldest universities in the United States.
After four dark years under Trump, words ‘climate’ and ‘science’ are back on EPA...
“You deserve access to science and data,” new EPA Administrator Michael Regan says.
How a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty can guide a global just transition & emission...
“This treaty talks about ending fossil fuel expansion, phasing out, and also just transition.”
‘We are severely off track:’ Global emissions projected to fall only 2 percent by...
The report shows that countries need to take much more action immediately, even though some have been making increased efforts, in order to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and avoid the worst climate change impacts.