Smoke from wildfires in the West harms more people in the East, study finds
The research underlines the widespread harms caused by wildfires, which are made worse by human-caused climate change, despite their localized acute destruction.
The Defense Department is worried about climate change – and also a huge carbon...
Yet with few exceptions, the U.S. military’s significant contribution to climate change has received little attention.
UK butterfly numbers plummet to record lows: A warning sign of environmental crisis
Conservationists sound the alarm as climate change, habitat loss, and pesticide use decimate butterfly populations.
The Best Ballot Plan Now? ‘Strategic’ Voting for the Stein-Baraka Green Party Ticket
If the prognosticators are right and Clinton wins a decisive victory, what can we do to ensure that she listens to the voices of the popular movement?
Connecticut bans utilities from billing customers for lobbying efforts
The new law marks the third comprehensive effort by a state to prevent utilities from using consumers’ monthly bills to fund political efforts.
Unveiling the titans of carbon: How 57 companies drive the global climate crisis
The quest to curb emissions becomes not just a matter of individual or national effort but a pressing need for accountability at the corporate level.
Trump budget proposal reveals regressive environmental priorities
The White House’s 2021 federal budget proposal eliminates several important programs and slashes funding for others—like the Endangered Species Act.
The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
Exxon’s oil drilling gamble off Guyana Coast could turn country from a carbon sink...
Exxon has said that it’s committed to helping meet Paris climate goals, but at the same time, it is turning a country that was a non-oil producer into a massive oil producer.
What the Exxon tapes reveal about the American Petroleum Institute’s lobbying tactics on oil...
The top oil trade group, which a senior Exxon lobbyist recently described as one of the company’s “whipping boys,” used similar delay tactics to push back against oil-by-rail safety rules.