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Only 22 companies out of 147 are on track to meet their plastic waste...

In total, the report reviewed 225 companies and their progress toward plastic-related goals, with about half of companies receiving an “F” score.

Big Banks have funded climate crisis with nearly $7 trillion since Paris Agreement

The financial institutions lavished $705 billion on oil, gas, and coal in 2023—the hottest year on record.

The Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act decision threatens the nation’s rivers

Leaving river protections to states doesn’t make sense when rivers cross state lines.

Carbon capture will extend oil production by 84 years, industry study finds

Because of carbon capture and storage, a technology widely touted by the oil and gas industry and some political leaders as a key solution for climate change, the field could still be producing 1.5 million barrels of oil annually by the year 2100.

Biden should end the fossil fuel industry’s secret weapon

Using a little-known provision of trade agreements, oil and gas corporations are able to pit their profits against democracies and our climate. It’s time to end the practice.

Wild population of Mexican wolves sees another year of growth

The population census from 2023 showed there were 257 Mexican wolves distributed across Arizona and New Mexico up from 242 wolves counted in 2022.

Breakthrough in PFAS cleanup: New method destroys toxic ‘forever chemicals’

This innovative method breaks down these persistent pollutants into harmless

UAE used Global Climate Summit to secure $100 billion in oil deals: Investigation reveals

The investigation found that the UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) sought nearly $100 billion in deals with oil, gas, and petrochemical companies during COP28.

Vermont passed a bill making Big Oil pay. Now comes the hard part.

Should the bill survive the legal challenges as expected, Vermont will be the first state in the nation to force Big Oil to pay for the climate disasters caused by its products.