California sues Walmart for dumping hazardous waste in the state’s landfills
Of the 58 inspections conducted since 2015 of Walmart trash compactors, "dozens of materials considered either hazardous waste, medical waste or customer records containing personal information were found."
There’s only one essential role humans have on Earth—a humbler perspective could save the...
While the world’s oceans, nonhuman animals, and plants play starring roles in sustaining our ecosystem, why are we so bent on sabotaging it?
Goldman Sachs announces commitment to set 2030 emissions reduction targets
The commitment is to reduce the physical emissions intensity of its portfolios, and has yet to rule out support for companies expanding oil, gas and coal.
The planet is not a dumping ground
The real problem is not waste, but plastic itself.
Injustice forever? Toxic PFAS chemicals have ‘made a mockery of our environmental regulations’
With a lack of regulations addressing toxic “forever chemicals,” students and professors at a Vermont college have taken their research skills into communities to spur action.
Amazon plastic waste increased 29% during pandemic
“We understand people need Amazon. And so we’re hoping Amazon can fix this problem and become a leader in reducing plastic, which is really important for the oceans.”
Study finds solar farms support and boost pollinator populations
While new habitats for vulnerable pollinators are dwindling, if land owners allow meadows to grow around the installed solar panels, these areas will become thriving pollinator habitats, researchers said.
Why the internet itself is a major environmental problem
If the internet were a country, it would be the sixth biggest user of electricity.
Big Oil’s new strategy: Profit today, fight again tomorrow
Despite countless investigations, lawsuits, social shaming, and regulations dating back decades, the oil and gas industry remains formidable.
Biden administration is ‘rubber stamping’ Oil and gas permits on public land, activists say
“Congress and the Biden administration must resist that pressure and push aggressively to move the nation—and the world—away from planet-destroying fossil fuels.”