Tag: environment
Arctic ice melt could trigger uncontrollable climate change at global level
The effects of Arctic warming could be felt as far away as the Indian Ocean, in a stark warning that changes in the region could cause uncontrollable climate change at a global level.
Sioux Tribe leaders respond to army eviction notice of #NoDAPL camp,...
After receiving notice of the US Army Corps’ plan to evict peaceful protesters from their camps, Sioux tribal leaders have responded with dignity and defiance, promising to stay put in defense of their land and people.
What Standing Rock needs Obama to do quickly—Before Trump takes over
Trump will try to fast-track fossil fuel projects across the country. That makes the final months of President Obama’s term more important than ever.
US youth win the right to sue US government for inaction...
A group of US youth, ranging in age from 9 to 20, were granted the right to sue the federal government and fossil fuel industry over climate change and environmental degradation that endangers their future.
Largest bank in Norway sells its assets in Dakota Access Pipeline
Earlier this month, Reuters reported that DNB was “reconsidering its participation” in the financing of the pipeline if “concerns raised by Native American tribes against its construction are not addressed.”
After Trump elected, nearly 200 nations proclaim “urgent duty” to implement...
This comes just over a week after the election of Donald Trump, who has vowed to pull the United states out of the Paris Agreement and has called climate change a Chinese-created hoax.
Oil Drilling in the Arctic Ocean and off the Atlantic Coast...
With this plan, it will be hard for the current President-elect to come in a change or alter the policy.
Fighting a mid-Atlantic pipeline in the age of Trump
Presidential politics and property rights take center stage as Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipeline opponents strategize post-election.
Stephen Hawking: We must find another planet to live on
“Six years ago I was warning about pollution and overcrowding, they have gotten worse since then,” Hawking said.
Fracking fluid caused months-long earthquake events in Alberta: New study
Eaton says he hopes the research will result in better regulation and risk assessment processes.
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More than 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits after Trump changes Federal...
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
The persistence of ‘Israel First’
Trump’s Middle East record reveals the short life of “America First.”
How agave agroforestry can restore drylands and strengthen climate resilience
The agave-powered agroforestry and livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands and provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands.
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.
Report: State textile laws spark massive drop in apparel PFAS levels
"No PFAS, No Problem: Product Testing Reveals Success of CA and NY PFAS Textile Laws" found that 80 percent of tested consumer products are now in compliance with newly enacted restriction.