Hoboken lodges first state-level racketeering charge in Big Oil climate lawsuit
“These racketeering cases should be viewed as a new legal front against the oil and gas industry.”
WMO warns greenhouse gases and El Niño to push global temps to record levels
"...WMO is sounding the alarm that we will breach the 1.5°C level on a temporary basis with increasing frequency.”
New York City is gradually sinking from the weight of its buildings, study finds
"Major cities on every continent except Antarctica are observed to be subsiding, and the issue may be worsened as populations grow."
Ecological citizenship and the United Nations sustainability development goals agenda
Reduction of inequalities and environmental protection and responsibility must also be interconnected for the well-being of individuals and societies.
Biggest polluters linked to worsening wildfires in Western US and Canada
Emissions from these top fossil fuel producers and cement manufacturers could also be linked to about 50% of increasing drought and high fire-risk conditions in the same area since 1901.
Biotech corporation withdraws permit for mass release of GE mosquitoes
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced the withdrawal of the permit that would have released billions of genetically engineered mosquitos throughout agriculture communities across the state.
‘We need to engage people’: Scientists arrested demanding climate action
"It is us doing our jobs and holding our government to account on the commitments they have made to protect us."
Scientists have now linked worsening Western wildfires to top polluters
“This study represents a significant breakthrough in attribution science — directly linking wildfire destruction in a specific region to the largest global carbon producers.”
80% plastic pollution reduction could be achieved by 2040: UNEP report
The UNEP noted that while an 80% reduction in plastic pollution would be helpful, there would still be a need to manage 100 million metric tons of plastics each year by 2040.
Divest, decarbonize and disassociate — inside the bold new push to get fossil fuels...
As pandemic restrictions fade, students are finding innovative ways to end higher ed's many ties to the fossil fuel industry.