Tag: environment
From carpet to clean air: It’s time for California to stand...
Our representatives should uplift our health and quality of life not in words, but with action.
Sand: The endangered natural resource
Two other huge sand hogs are devouring ever-increasing volumes of this resource: Beach restoration and Big Oil fracking.
Harvey won’t be the last thousand-year storm
We can, and should, do everything we can to support those who need relief in the Texas gulf right now. We should also recognize that the water will keep coming.
Hell hath no fury like Mother Earth scorned
You can’t attribute any given weather event to climate change, but human-induced climate change is making extreme weather events stronger and more frequent, more costly, more deadly.
As hurricanes bear down, tribes act quickly to build resilience plans
After Hurricane Rita, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw and Houma Nation in Louisiana had to be entirely relocated. Now, 24 tribes are building plans to mitigate climate disaster.
1,200 dead, 41 million affected by flooding in India, Bangladesh and...
Although the monsoon is an annual event, this year’s rains have been considered far worse than usual, and people are blaming climate change for making things much worse.
China invests $100B in water clean-up projects
For the people's sake, let’s hope China is able to meet their 2017 goals, and perhaps inspire other countries to follow suit.
7 reasons we face a global water crisis
Along with fresh water, political will and public pressure are critical resources in ensuring a sustainable future for all.
Study shows how wind and solar power help save American lives,...
Moving away from fossil fuels, like coal, can save thousands of lives in the U.S., and save us billions of dollars.
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Mississippi pension fund sues Apollo Global Management over downplayed Epstein ties
The fund manages retirement savings for hundreds of thousands of Mississippi teachers, police officers and other public workers, and a shareholder case like it can force a company to hand over internal records.
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.
Watchdog reporting examines a pension officer’s fossil fuel trades and a fire truck monopoly
The Lever's latest investigations trace a California retirement chief's oil and gas stock trading and a spreading set of antitrust suits over who builds America's fire engines.
As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a...
Under an intensifying trade war, parts of northern Michigan are feeling the financial pain. But with a president intent on conflict and a congressman silent on the issue, these Michiganders see no sign of relief.
Del Monte Bankruptcy to destroy 420,000 Peach Trees in California
A steady decline in demand for canned products as consumers shift toward fresh produce and several other factors led to this collapse.