Tag: environment
Overshadowed by COVID: The deadly extreme weather of 2020
So while attention was often focused elsewhere, perhaps understandably, here are some of the meteorological extremes recorded in 2020.
Let’s call environmentalism what it is
We should call environmentalism what it is: A problematic term that has been manipulated to fit the needs of those who are—intentionally or otherwise—hiding reality.
President-elect Joe Biden appoints his environmental team
“Folks, we're in a crisis. We literally have no time to waste...”
‘The fossil fuel industry is terrified’: Gas company sues to destroy...
"The fossil fuel industry is terrified the tactics taken in Grant Township are spreading."
Indigenous-led resistance to Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline threatens big oil’s last...
Water protectors in Minnesota are kicking off what could be the climate movement's next massive, sustained direct action campaign.
12 Trump attacks on the environment since the election
In its final days, the administration is rushing to cement its destructive legacy with attacks on clean air, wildlife and public lands that could be difficult to undo.
Tyson exploits consumers just like its animals and the workers who...
Vulnerable workers, abused animals and a rigged system are the foundation of an unethical, destructive business model.
EPA warns glyphosate is likely to harm the nation’s most endangered...
“If we want to stop the extinction of amazing creatures like monarch butterflies, we need the EPA to take action to stop the out-of-control spraying of deadly poisons.”
With just 1% of farms controlling 70% of global farmland, study...
"A transformative agenda... is urgent and is in the interests of all humanity."
BlackRock stakeholders do not consent to bankrolling violence
As BlackRock has boisterously taken up the mantle of sustainable investing, it must do more to shepherd us into a peace-based economy.
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How Russia and China learned to love their border
Once one of the world’s most militarized frontiers, the Russia-China border along the Amur River Basin shows how a long-running territorial dispute can evolve from confrontation to integration.
Apathy in the American Medical Association
It is well past time that they break their silence.
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.
Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ regulatory rollbacks fuel surge in protective climate lawsuits
With President Trump’s intensified attacks on climate policy during his second term, lawsuits challenging U.S. federal actions drove global climate litigation, a new analysis shows.
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.