Bayer and US officials pressure Mexico to overturn glyphosate ban
“Will they continue the pattern of doing the bidding of global biotech/seed firms like Monsanto? Or, will the USTR respect other countries’ rights to protect the environment and indigenous crops?”
How to contact the people who sent militarized police to Standing Rock
Have a question about the militarization of policing near Dakota Access pipeline construction? Here’s who to call, starting with Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier.
6 solutions that support native sovereignty – from tribal schooling to bison herds
Florida’s Miccosukee is the first tribe allowed to run its own school, where students fully participate in family and cultural activities.
Seattle becomes first city to cut ties with Wells Fargo over DAPL, just hours...
“When big cities such as this do the right thing, it sparks hope in the world.”
Michiganders fight back against water privatization as Nestlé tries to increase water intake
Residents are building a movement across the state – writing letter, holding town meetings and going door-to-door – to "protect their most important local resource."
The first ever US oil lease sale in the Arctic is a huge fail
“Essentially, the Trump administration had a party, hoped the oil industry would show up, and it didn’t.”
Uranium industry begs Supreme Court to mine next to the Grand Canyon
Environmental groups believe that the ban should not be lifted until sufficient research is done to understand the risks and impacts of potential water contamination.
New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due to...
Climate change is raising flood risks in neighborhoods across the U.S. much faster than many people realize. Over the next three decades,...
Standing Rock withdraws from ongoing environmental assessment of Dakota Access Pipeline
The Standing Rock Sioux tribe has withdrawn as a cooperating agency from the U.S Federal government’s ongoing environmental assessment of the Dakota...
Replacing 50% of animal products with plant-based foods could prevent 1.6 billion tons of...
“Moving the American appetite from our burger-heavy diet to plant-based eating is a powerful and necessary part of curbing the climate crisis.”