Solidarity Pours in for Birmingham Teachers Striking to Defend Victimised Union Rep
One teacher joined the NUT the day before the strike so they could join the action. Another filled out their NUT membership form on the picket line.
It’s Day 100 of the Worst Environmental Disaster Since the BP Oil Spill
Residents are frustrated by the slow response to the Aliso Canyon gas leak.
The Whalers Are Long Gone, but These Great Whales Are Still Struggling
Researchers have created the first reliable population estimates for the now-rare New Zealand southern right whale.
Last Known Chilean Sea Bass Poaching Ship Caught in Indonesia
The Indonesian navy plans to sink the Viking within the next few days, signaling, at least temporarily, the end of the destructive practice.
Meat Is Murdering American Rivers
Government data shows that food processing plants are the biggest toxic polluters of waterways in the U.S.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Latest Effort to Block Air Pollution Rule
Twenty states tried to derail the Obama administration’s mercury regulation.
Samuel L. Jackson and Stephen Colbert Team Up to Fund America’s Classrooms
The actor and the talk show host want the public to back projects on the education crowdfunding website DonorsChoose.org.
World’s First Solar Airport No Longer Pays Electricity Bills
In another green initiative, the airport is making a foray into organic farming. Cochin is setting up the farm on same plot of land where the solar plant sits.
Methane Discovered in Drinking Water Near Fracking Wells
A Stanford researcher found the highest risk of leaks was from shallow natural gas wells drilled in California, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
How Montanans Stopped the Largest New Coal Mine in North America
The abandonment of the Otter Creek mine project shows that land defenders and climate activists are learning how to take on big energy companies and win.