Tag: environment
Black voters know climate justice is racial justice
Research suggests that people of color may be more concerned than Whites about climate change.
Delaware just sued 30 fossil fuel companies and the American Petroleum...
“We are suing to hold [Big Oil] accountable and to make them pay for the damages done to our state.”
Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major...
If emission reductions are large and sustained, we can still meet the Paris goals and avoid the most severe damage to the natural world, the economy and people. But worryingly, we also have time to make it far worse.
Coca-Cola leading plastic polluter worldwide for second year in a row
Coca-Cola accounts for 3.3 million tons of plastic packaging annually, which roughly accounts for 200,000 bottles every minute.
Trump admin proposes drilling for oil and gas in national forests
The new rule would allow drilling without public review or environmental reviews that would analyze the impact of industrial actions.
California approves massive electric vehicle charging program across Southern California
"This program marks the largest single program for any utility in the nation, a major win for clean air and healthier communities."
New study confirms lead poisoning is a global problem among children
"The unequivocal conclusion of this research is that children around the world are being poisoned by lead on a massive and previously unrecognized scale."
How a small North Carolina community is pushing back on pollution
A new group of allies is fighting a proposed asphalt plant that threatens their health and their homes.
What’s the point of subsidizing fossil fuels?
The industry fights to keep going and not to have to bear the cost itself of the environmental harm which it causes.
Stories from the youth climate movement in the Global South
Young people who had mobilized for the climate across the world in 2019 were right: Much environmental damage is the result of human action, and as such, can also be reversed through human initiative.
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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.