Friday, April 4, 2025

California Gov. Jerry Brown is backing a climate bill full of giveaways to polluters

Regulators say the measure would make it impossible to meet the state’s greenhouse gas reduction targets by 2030.

Toxic waste ponds dangerously vulnerable to climate change

“They’re just an irresponsible way to store very dangerous waste.”

Americans who live far from coasts should also be worried about flooding

This alarming trend points to a need for more awareness, education and communication about flood risk.

‘We’re talking very big bucks:’ New bill could put oil companies on the hook...

Should Canadians be able to sue oil companies for that?

Can recycling save the clean energy revolution?

It's necessary, but not sufficient.

How a national infrastructure program would protect Americans from hurricanes

“I don’t subscribe to the idea that infrastructure is just bridges and roads.”

A Colorado ballot measure could make it nearly impossible to ban fracking

Green groups hope to someday amend the Colorado constitution so communities can ban fracking. An industry-sponsored amendment on the state's Nov. 8 ballot could block that.

Toxic air – the ‘invisible killer’ that stifles 300 million children

For WHO and its partners, this series of measures to achieve a reduction of pollutants could significantly reduce the number of annual deaths from air pollution.

Beef industry causes deforestation in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park

The EIA recommends “a structural reform to care for many of these problems, starting with declaring the principles of transparency and livestock traceability to be in the public interest.”

Six ways Chevron imperils climate, human rights, and racial justice

These six examples illustrate a stunning array of corporate abuse, deception, and misconduct by one of the world’s largest and most powerful corporations.