House vote advances SPEED Act as 11 Democrats join Republicans to weaken NEPA protections
Climate and frontline groups warn the permitting bill would gut public oversight, fast track polluting projects, and undermine one of the nation’s foundational environmental laws.
Amid Trump’s proposed pipeline safety rollbacks, senator questions regulators’ industry ties
Industry connections among Transportation Department regulators showed how they are seeking to loosen oil and gas pipeline safety regulations and Sen. Maria Cantwell is demanding answers.
Offshore oil drilling: The national story
Will the Trump administration with its call to “drill baby drill” listen?
Ecuador agrees to pay Chevron after tribunal ruling as Amazon communities condemn ‘defeat for...
Ecuador’s plan to send $220 million to Chevron under an ISDS award draws fierce backlash from Indigenous groups, human rights advocates, and lawyers who say the ruling rewards corporate pollution.
Have we reached peak fossil fuels? Wind & solar met all new energy demand...
That statistic requires us to conclude that there was no growth in fossil fuels globally during that period. Ember anticipates that Q4 will show the same result.
Afro-descendant communities offer a living blueprint for Amazon Conservation
Lands managed by Afro-descendant peoples in the Amazon experience dramatically lower deforestation and house some of the planet’s richest ecosystems—showing how centuries-old stewardship can guide global conservation.
The hot tub of death?
Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa, and a Civilization Under Threat
Trump’s anti-green agenda could lead to 1.3 million more climate deaths. The poorest countries...
Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
Trump EPA wetlands rollback seen as one of the biggest setbacks to clean water...
Clean water groups warn that the new Waters of the United States proposal would remove safeguards from most wetlands and intensify flood and pollution risks.
Bluewashed: How the beauty industry sold an ocean-friendly illusion
As consumers flock to “reef-safe” and “ocean-friendly” skincare, beauty brands are selling a vision of ocean purity that is more marketing-driven than science-based.