Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Tag: environment

A Koch-fueled attack on electric buses picks up speed

Despite these efforts by Koch affiliates and oil industry consultants, the electrification of bus transit is firmly underway.

Human extinction by 2026? A last ditch strategy to fight for...

It is going to be a tough fight for human survival, particularly this late in the ‘game’. Nevertheless, I intend to fight until my last breath. I hope that you will too.

How One West Virginia Supreme Court justice gave natural gas a...

Justice Beth Walker voted to reopen an already decided case around the time her husband owned stock in a variety of energy companies. And that’s not even why she’s been impeached.

News study warns fracking is destroying US water supply

"The water footprint from fracking is only set to go up, the study informed, which raises "concerns about its sustainability, particularly in arid or semi-arid regions in western states, or other areas where groundwater supplies are stressed.”

Fracking wastewater spikes 1,440 percent in half decade, adding to dry...

The industry’s demand for water during fracking is a growing concern.

Water protectors take action to keep pipeline out of black and...

An encampment of protesters in Louisiana is resisting the crude oil industry, whose environmental disasters disproportionately affect the poor and people of color.

Climate defenders mobilizing for 3rd People’s Climate March

"We're making sure that politicians see what diverse climate leadership must look like, to successfully serve the entire population of people who are actually affected by climate change."

Monsanto’s loss is our gain – let’s make the most of it

Friday’s verdict isn’t just an indictment of Monsanto and Bayer. It’s also a scathing indictment of regulatory agencies in countries around the world, and especially of the agencies here in the U.S.

Population and the Environment

Today we are pressing against the absolute limits of the earth’s carrying capacity.

Want to create jobs? Reduce fossil fuel use

Energy efficiency creates more jobs than fossil fuels – and at a faster rate and lower cost.

POPULAR

Official portrait of Rep. Adam Smith.

Top Armed Services Democrat backs impeaching Trump and Hegseth

Rep. Adam Smith, who would likely chair the committee if Democrats win the House, reversed the position he gave TIME in May.
Carved stone entrance of the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington.

Justice Department’s interference before midterms was unsuccessful, unprofessional and unprecedented

The Trump administration fought one battle after another in the nation’s courts over its power – or lack thereof – before the 2026 midterm elections.
Interior of the domed ceiling of the Montana State Capitol with painted panels.

Montana passes Initiative 194, barring corporate election spending

The AP called the measure Tuesday with a margin of about 115,000 votes; it takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, unless a court blocks it.
Abdul El-Sayed, a man with short dark hair and a beard, in a houndstooth jacket.

Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Muslim Senator as Democrats Rout GOP Across the U.S. in...

Democrats won both chambers of Congress, and Abdul El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers in Michigan with over 52% of the vote.
A worker in a safety vest fills a bottle with a water sample.

Study: U.S. tap water PFAS may average twice official figures

Modeling 1.86 million EPA data points raised the average for six regulated PFAS from 2.6 to 5.2 nanograms per liter.