Saturday, October 3, 2026

Tag: climate change

Fossil fuel drilling could be contributing to climate change by heating...

Underground reserves of oil have existed for far longer than humans have exploited them – we know worryingly little about the consequences of emptying them.

Clean energy produces billions in health benefits, study finds

"This research shows that renewables pay for themselves through health benefits alone."

World’s forest animal population drops 53% since 1970: WWF report

The global population of forest-dwelling vertebrates has plummeted in the period between 1970 and 2014, according to a study published Tuesday by...

We ignore thousands of threatened plant species at our own peril

Kokia drynarioides is a small but significant flowering tree endemic to Hawaii’s dry forests. Native Hawaiians used its large, scarlet flowers to...

Global sea-level rise began accelerating ‘30 years earlier’ than previously thought

Global sea level rise began to accelerate in the 1960s, 30 years earlier than suggested by previous assessments, a new study finds.

Deniers deflated as climate reality hits home

It's time for deniers to accept evidence and reason or get the hell out of the way.

‘We won’t be intimidated,’ declare campaigners after ExxonMobil accused of pressuring...

"Exxon is polluting these proceedings just like it has polluted our communities."

People don’t need to ‘believe’ in climate change to act on...

Skiing and glacier-viewing are two of the most popular tourist draws in Washington state's North Cascades communities of Glacier and Concrete, but...

Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in one day

Ethiopia has planted over 350 million trees as part of a national “green legacy” initiative to plant and grow 4 billion trees...

Exterminating the future: World outcry grows as Brazil rapidly expands deforestation...

New government data in Brazil shows that deforestation in the Amazon has dramatically increased since the far-right former military officer Jair Bolsonaro...

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The Oregon State Capitol in Salem. Photo: M.O. Stevens (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Midterms Have Revived Universal Healthcare Debate. These States Are Ahead of Everyone.

While Democratic congressional candidates are floating the restoration of federal Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid funding, Oregon officials are crafting a more ambitious plan to implement universal coverage in their state.
A classroom in the United States. Photo: Marie from Malang, East Java, Indonesia / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

We’re Reporters, Not Teachers. We Were Able to Start Private Schools Anyway.

Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places.
A lethal injection room at San Quentin State Prison in California. Photo: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the deep contradictions of a ‘painless’ state-imposed death

Lethal injections are not typically administered by doctors, given executions are incompatible with their oath to protect lives.
An Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina, not the Rock Tavern facility. Photo: Indy beetle (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Amazon warehouse workers in Rock Tavern strike over conveyor speeds and ignored safety complaints

Teamsters say managers deleted safety posts from Amazon's internal feedback board; Amazon says the picket was an illegal attempt to intimidate workers.
The Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

States sue EPA over repeal of power plant greenhouse gas limits

A coalition of attorneys general, governors and mayors asked the D.C. Circuit to restore the 2024 standards, which the EPA put at billion in avoided costs when it repealed them.