Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Tag: climate change

North American bird populations are collapsing in places they once thrived:...

The analysis of almost 500 species of North American birds indicates that three out of four species are suffering declines across their ranges, with two in three shrinking significantly.

Trump DOJ sues states to shield fossil fuel companies from climate...

In a sweeping defense of oil and gas corporations, the Trump administration has filed federal lawsuits against four states to block efforts aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change damages—an aggressive action legal experts warn undermines state authority and sets a dangerous precedent.

Climate-change summer or nuclear winter?

The dangers on planet Earth in the age of Donald Trump.

5 ways cities can become more resilient to climate change: Study

While adaptation is critical to tackling climate change worldwide, “the real challenge is to deal with the impacts of climate change while simultaneously creating communities that are fairer, healthier, and better equipped to face any manner of future risks.”

$28 trillion in climate damage traced to 111 top polluters, study...

New research links fossil fuel giants to trillions in heat-driven economic losses, offering fresh momentum for climate liability lawsuits worldwide.

Humanity on path to climate collapse as study warns 16 tipping...

New research finds current climate policies put Earth on a collision course with multiple environmental tipping points, threatening irreversible damage to global systems.

From wind farm bans to coal expansion: Trump’s fossil fuel agenda...

The burning of fossil fuels is the leading cause of climate change, but Trump has repeatedly called climate change a “hoax.” 

How lab-grown meat could bring an end to needless animal cruelty

Lab-grown meat is a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional meat. It offers the same taste and texture while reducing animal suffering, environmental impact, and health risks.

The 89%: Exposing the climate majority and the media silence that...

Despite overwhelming global support for bold climate action, most governments are falling short—and newsrooms may be helping them do it.

Trump fast-tracks Great Lakes oil tunnel, triggering outcry over water and...

Environmental groups and tribal nations warn the Line 5 tunnel project could endanger drinking water for 40 million people after Trump administration classifies it as an emergency.

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Must Democrats stay centrist or go progressive, plus find savvy messaging, to regain estranged...

It's time for Democrats to kick Trump while he's down—repeatedly.

Seven dead in ICE custody in Trump’s first 100 days as detainee population swells

At least seven migrants have died in ICE custody since January, as the Trump administration expands detention and dismantles oversight across a system plagued by abuse, neglect, and inhumane conditions.

Millions of people depend on the Great Lakes’ water supply. Trump decimated the lab...

Cutbacks have gutted the staff at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Michigan AG drops charges against pro-Palestinian campus protesters

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel dropped all charges against seven people arrested last year at the University of Michigan amid allegations of bias that the Democrat rejected.

Sports can distract us (but not enough)

It’s now all Trumpiana all the time.