EPA sued for approving toxic herbicides with Agent Orange chemical
The herbicides were re-registered by the EPA without full consideration of the risks or consultation with wildlife agencies—the experts—as the Endangered Species Act requires.
Baltimore lawsuit alleges shale investments by BlackRock, Fidelity, others fueled shale price fixing scheme
The latest in a series of lawsuits filed this year claimed that U.S. oil producers conspired with each other and with OPEC to drive oil prices up.
Dirty-Energy Supporters Cower before Hurricane Francis Strikes
As Pope Francis takes on global warming in 2015, dirty-energy supporters are cowering as their flimsy ideological castles are being threatened. Yet it's about time humans admit that climate change is not only a matter of science, but also of moral duty.
Desertification and land degradation now affects 50% of world’s population, economy: UN
Damage to soils and water has dire consequences for humanity, a new report warns ahead of meeting of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
This Wind-Powered Device Pulls 11 Gallons of Drinkable Water From the Air Each Day
This low-cost, low-tech water condenser could help create water self-sufficiency in communities around the world that lack regular access to clean, drinkable water.
Whose allegiance? Three Percenters militia working in Bakken oil patch raises concerns of domestic...
“From a security standpoint the Three Percenters are probably among the most worrisome groups … it is not whether there will be a right-wing attack, it is when.”
Battle against the Bayou Bridge pipeline threatens to become the Standing Rock of Louisiana’s...
While Energy Transfer Partners representatives have touted the pipeline as a boon for Louisiana’s economy, its permit application indicates that it will create only 12 new permanent jobs.
Humanity’s #1 environmental problem is consumption—climate change is just one of the byproducts
By focusing the climate fight on what we emit, not what we consume, we are destined to fail—net-zero emissions policies aren’t enough to prevent catastrophe.
Russia’s Ukraine war and energy crisis have scared the world into turbocharging adoption of...
By 2025, only about two years from now, renewable energy will surpass coal as a power source globally.
Fossil fuel tax could unlock $720 billion for climate crisis, new report finds
The Climate Damages Tax aims to rectify historical injustices and provide a tangible pathway towards a more sustainable and just world.