California assemblyman kills fossil fuel divestment bill
The bill would have required the state’s two enormous public pension funds to divest from fossil fuels, but it was squashed by a Democrat who has taken money from oil and gas companies.
Unapproved GMO wheat found in Washington
This isn't the first time the USDA has discovered unapproved genetically modified wheat plants.
Maryland Passes a Bill to Save Its Bees
Maryland is poised to become the first state to ban a popular pesticide for consumer use.
Renewables are a global economic engine, not a culture war threat
While oil is a cyclical commodity, and prices rise and fall over time, this time the decline is structural.
Police violence meets spiritual resistance in the struggle over DAPL
An appeals court overruled the shutdown of DAPL, pending a full environmental review. The fight against a pipeline that provoked unprecedented resistance continues.
In ‘historic’ move, Nebraska farmers return land to the Ponca tribe to block Keystone...
"TransCanada will have to negotiate with a new landowner, one that has special legal status as a tribe."
Domestic solar energy production reaches milestone mark
Surpassing 50 GW in capacity, this is enough energy to power approximately 37.5 million homes.
Keystone XL Pipeline construction to forge ahead during coronavirus pandemic
"He may want voters to believe that boom times are just around the corner, but even before COVID-19, global investors and central bankers were warning that the smart money is moving out of fossil fuels."
EPA approves use of herbicides linked to cancer and crop cross contamination
Dicamba, the main ingredient in the three herbicides, is "highly volatile and can easily drift onto unprotected neighboring fields from fields of crops genetically engineered to withstand it."
Why we need environmental justice at the heart of climate action
The Global South and communities of color in Global North countries disproportionately face harms from climate change, writes Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate in her new book, A Bigger Picture.