Tag: environment
Delaware River Basin Commission votes to ban fracking in historic victory
"Banning fracking in the Delaware River Basin is an historic event."
Pandemic may have left over 250 million people with acute food...
As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries.
US approves of expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary...
The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary will now include portions of 14 additional reefs and banks in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, representing approximately a 104 square mile increase in area.
Climate activists nationwide take ‘polar bear plunge’ to push Congress to...
Congressman Don McEachin (D-Va), Bill Mckibben, and the Rev. Lennox Yearwood lead the kickoff rally—participants plunged into rivers, ponds and backyard pools from coast-to-coast.
Federal judge rules in favor of continued construction of Line 3—a...
“But we will continue to press our case that the Army Corps violated the law and failed to fulfill its responsibilities in granting the permit.”
Air pollution is linked to permanent vision loss, study finds
University College London researchers hypothesized that air pollution might heighten the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.
Biden signs executive order to protect 30 percent of country’s lands...
The 30x30 goal is said to be part of Biden's larger plan to preserve wildlife and combat global warming.
Restoring our water systems should be top priority for Biden administration
Healthy rivers can no longer be separated into the “nice-to-have” column of environmental progress.
Decoding the hype behind the natural gas industry’s hydrogen push
The oil and gas industry is once again trying to disrupt the renewable energy process, this time with methane-derived hydrogen.
Tell Congress to #StopLine3
Congress must stop the expansion of a dying tar sands industry and #StopLine3 construction immediately.