Tag: pollution
EPA enforcement in distress — and more trouble is brewing
The White House has now quietly and ominously asked polluters to help identify new opportunities for deregulation.
LNG, plastics and other gas industry plans would add climate pollution...
“In short, reported emissions from oil, natural gas, and chemical infrastructure have increased in recent years, and new infrastructure that is still in the pipeline has the potential to increase emissions even more.”
As fracking companies face bankruptcy, US regulators enable firms to duck...
“Currently there is no way to treat, store, and release the billions of gallons of wastewater at the surface.”
New study names modern pollution a major cause of premature deaths...
"Pollution is an enormous and poorly addressed health problem."
Coal plants get a pass to pollute our waterways
"These dangerous attacks on the environment and our public health cannot be allowed to stand."
EPA disbanded a clean air science panel. We met anyway –...
The nongovernmental panel of experts found that particle pollution regulations aren’t protecting public health, but that's not the only worrying trend at EPA.
The Ocean Cleanup successfully collects ocean plastic, aims to scale design
The Ocean Cleanup announced that it has created a device that successfully captures plastic waste in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
‘This is political retribution:’ Trump admin attacks California’s environmental record
"This an obvious attempt at political intimidation."
California polluters may soon buy carbon “offsets” from the Amazon —...
Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have outraged the world. But what can people living far from the world’s largest rainforest do to save...
Focusing on cutting emissions alone won’t halt environmental decline, we must...
There is no free lunch when it comes to halting climate and environmental breakdown.
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How Summer Lee’s landslide victory defies billionaire influence in politics
In a resounding rejection of billionaire-funded opposition, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee secures a primary win, highlighting a growing resistance against corporate and dark money in American politics.
Global military spending hits record $2.4 trillion amidst rising conflicts
As conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza intensify, world powers led by the US ramp up military expenditures, sparking debate over global security priorities and economic consequences.
10 times as much of this toxic pesticide could end up on your tomatoes...
Did the chemical industry helped fashion EPA’s testing strategy?
Climate change costs to hit $38 trillion annually by 2050
New study reveals stark economic disparities as global warming intensifies, disproportionately affecting the world's poorest nations.
Electric vehicles sales remain strong globally new report from IEA confirms
The IEA said that electric vehicle sales will reach 17 million in 2024, which is up from 14 million in 2023, according to its new Global EV Outlook 2024.