Tag: environment
Top scientists from the National Academy of Sciences condemn the Trump...
“There is no point in being a scientist if you are unwilling to defend the technical work you do, especially when that work is mischaracterized by powerful members of the administration."
Hawaii bans toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos, protects public health
The bill, SB3095, completely bans the use of chlorpyrifos, a highly toxic neurotoxin that causes significant damage to brain development in children.
Minneapolis announces its pledge to go 100 percent renewables by 2030
The resolution is a direct response to climate change that is "caused primarily by the combustion of fossil fuels."
National Parks added $36 billion to US economy last year
The annual report comes not long after Ryan Zinke backed down on his proposal to nearly triple entrance fees for some of the country's most-visited parks to pay for the parks systems'.
US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services becomes multi million-dollar federal wildlife-killing...
"The Department of Agriculture needs to get out of the wildlife-slaughter business."
Scott Pruitt’s real scandal is helping turn the US into a...
The EPA chief isn’t just corrupt – he believes the role of government is to help the fossil fuel industry maximize profits.
‘Nowhere is immune:’ Researchers find record levels of microplastics in Arctic...
"It suggests that microplastics are now ubiquitous within the surface waters of the world's ocean."
Monsanto bullies EPA on glyphosate ruling
Monsanto has launched a campaign to pressure the EPA into declaring glyphosate safe.
Chaco Canyon, Chaco earth
“Chacoan violence, concentrated and brutal, appears to represent government terror: the enforcement of Chaco’s rule by institutionalized force.”
Activists may argue pipeline shutdown was necessary due to climate change,...
This is not the first time a court has dismissed charges against a group of protesters using the defense.
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Austria blocks US warplanes as European allies distance themselves from Trump’s Iran war
Austria invokes neutrality law to deny U.S. military airspace access as Spain, Switzerland, and others limit cooperation and criticize the legality of the conflict.
Trump threatens to bomb Iran into the ‘Stone Ages’ as experts warn of possible...
Threats to destroy Iran’s electric grid and bridges raise alarm among legal scholars as strikes hit medical, energy, and civilian infrastructure.
Blowback 2026
The Price of Empire and the costs of War on Iran.
Cats are fueling a global eco-crisis, pushing birds and other species to extinction
Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ grants fossil fuel exemption affecting endangered species protections in the Gulf
A rarely convened federal panel voted unanimously to allow oil and gas operations to bypass key wildlife safeguards, drawing legal challenges and warnings about the use of national security claims to weaken environmental law.