Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Great Barrier Reef authority warns that climate action is needed urgently

"Only the strongest and fastest possible actions to decrease global greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the risks and limit the impacts of climate change on the Reef."

Hillary Clinton Brings Back Al Gore and Talks Green, but She Still Opposes the...

Clinton has already rejected the idea of a carbon tax, and some think it is because her hedge fund backers have big investments in gas and oil.

Antarctic ice melt has tripled in five years

"A three-fold increase now puts Antarctica in the frame as one of the largest contributors to sea-level rise."

Volunteers plant 67,500 trees in Portuguese forest devastated by wildfires

"In an era of climate change, such disasters are becoming reality all over the world."

Internal Documents Reveal How MSNBC Show Worked To Promote Fracking

On the issue of fracking for shale oil and gas, documents from 2011 obtained under Oklahoma's Open Records Act demonstrate that the network saw itself as a promoter of both the controversial drilling method and natural gas vehicles.

Recent court ruling threatens progress in PFAS chemical regulation

PFAS have become a focal point for public health experts due to their association with a range of diseases, including cancer, liver and kidney conditions, and reproductive issues.

Federal court ends Trump effort to open 128 million acres of Atlantic, Arctic oceans...

“As the Biden administration considers its next steps, it should build on these foundations, end fossil fuel leasing on public lands and waters, and embrace a clean energy future.”

Gates Foundation among investors backing troubled DRC palm plantation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation along with a number of prominent U.S. university endowments are among the top investors in a troubled set of oil palm plantations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

UN report finds world leaders fall short of meeting Paris Agreement goal

They have so far continued to make choices that push them further away from targets they agreed upon five years ago to protect the climate and their citizens.

Will Obama’s offshore drilling ban be Trumped?

What can a new president and a new congress do?