Tag: environment
Why fixing methane leaks from the oil and gas industry can...
It might be the cheapest, quickest way to reduce climate change without roiling the economy.
Democrats didn’t win—they simply held the line
Yes, it was a relief that increasingly fascist Republicans didn’t sweep the midterms. But our democratic standards cannot fall so low as to accept a split Congress.
‘Drop fossil fuels,’ over 400 scientists tell PR firm handling UN...
“It’s an almost comical conflict of interest that Big Oil’s spin doctors are also in charge of communications for the UN climate talks.”
New survey reveals electronic waste a growing problem globally
“We need to understand this growth and counter it with everyone involved: national authorities, enforcement agencies, Producer Responsibility Organizations, original equipment manufacturers, recyclers, researchers and consumers themselves.”
Big oil companies are selling their wells. Some worry taxpayers will...
“The overall industry is being assaulted right now through policy changes at the state and federal level. That’s the story writ large. The industry is dying.”
Environmental racism is poisoning America’s waters
Thousands of people in U.S. cities have been left without access to clean water. Communities say institutional racism is to blame.
New oil slick in Long Beach has campaigners demanding environmental change...
"How many more oil spills and fossil fuel accidents do we need until the city and the state begins to prioritize public health and the environment?"
California becomes first state to ban plastic produce bags
The bill, known as Senate Bill (SB) 1046, stipulates that stores can only provide so-called “precheckout bags” if they are compostable or made from recyclable paper.
‘Reckless’ coal companies moving forward with new mines and plants, report...
The majority of the new mining projects being planned were in China, India, Australia, Russia and South Africa.
Wax worm saliva can degrade stubborn plastic within hours, scientists find
Wax worms (Galleria mellonella) could both digest and biodegrade plastic, causing visible damage to a PE-plastic bag in just 40 minutes.
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Apathy in the American Medical Association
It is well past time that they break their silence.
Native American tribes came together to secure their rights to Colorado River water. Four...
If passed into law, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would resolve the largest outstanding claim on the Colorado River while providing about $5 billion in federal funding to build infrastructure to transport the water across the reservations.
A mulish fool, a farce-spoiled pool and more swill from staggering misrule
No matter the mayhem, great or small,/ Dredge up “vandals did it” protocol.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."