The Pipeline Strikes Back: The Audacity of TransCanada’s $15B Suit Against the U.S.
The political saga of the Keystone XL pipeline is like a real-life version of The Force Awakens. So why are we giving the Dark Side even more power?
Journalism and the First Amendment on trial at Standing Rock
Reporter Jenni Monet has been charged with criminal trespassing and rioting, but the bigger story is about the failure of journalism institutions to rally.
Dutch trains are world’s first to run on 100% wind power
The Dutch government is looking to ramp up the nation's share of renewable energy from 4 percent to 16 percent.
Private jets use 7 percent of airspace but pay under 0.6 percent of aviation...
The Institute for Policy Studies also counts more than $1.13 billion in airport grants that may mainly benefit private jets, as a provision in the ALERT Act draws opposition over state tax enforcement.
Antarctic Peaks Reveal Sea Rise Threat
A pioneering fieldwork study of mountain heights and boulders in West Antarctica supports computer predictions that global sea levels could rise steeply by 2080.
Trump admin is rushing to mine sacred tribal land in Arizona
“Our preservation laws are not set up to prevent this level of loss. It weighs heavily on me.”
175 nations start negotiations for legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution
Negotiators from 175 nations will create a team of scientists to address the plastic pollution crisis worldwide.
“This economic system is killing this planet”: Chicago residents demand the state halt the...
"The most direct way to address climate change is to keep fossil fuels in the ground."
At least 2% of U.S. public water systems are like Flint’s – Americans just...
More than five years after Flint’s water crisis first hit the news, the city has successfully lowered the lead levels in its...
US needs to make reducing marine plastic pollution a priority
“With plastic production growing at a rapid rate, increasing amounts of plastic can be expected to flood our blue planet with devastating consequences.”