Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Trump’s EPA to reverse regulation on chemical found in drinking what that is linked...

“Trump’s EPA is choosing NOT to regulate #perchlorate, a dangerous chemical linked to fetal & infant brain damage and found in the tap water of millions of Americans. This decision ignores science and the law.”

Brazil climate delegation includes meat giants linked to deforestation, despite country’s pledge to protect...

The COP26 delegation includes the CEO of Minerva Foods, and the chair of Marfrig, two of the world’s largest beef companies. Critics say their presence “smacks of greenwashing.”

Goldman Sachs becomes first major American bank to prohibit Arctic oil financing

“Goldman Sachs is right to recognize that destroying the Arctic Refuge would be bad business. We hope other American banks will follow their lead.”

Ecological citizenship and the United Nations sustainability development goals agenda

Reduction of inequalities and environmental protection  and responsibility must also be interconnected for the well-being of individuals and societies.
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Dr. Robert Bullard: Houston’s “unrestrained capitalism” made Harvey “catastrophe waiting to happen”

While the National Hurricane Center is now calling Harvey the biggest rainstorm on record, scientists have been predicting for years that climate change would result in massive storms like Harvey.

EPA’s first new air pollutant addition in 30 years reveals agency failings: Critics

Here is proof that the EPA's environmental laws aren't working.

Biden has pledged to advance environmental justice—here’s how the EPA can start

Achieving environmental justice is a long-term project, and the EPA is just one of many government agencies that need to change their ways before the U.S. can make progress.

Using Trump tax cut for good: Patagonia donates $10 million to the planet

"Instead of putting the money back into our business, we're responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do."

If you recycled all the plastic garbage in the world, you could buy the...

In other words, if someone could collect and recycle all the unrecycled plastic on earth, this person would be richer than any individual on the planet.

Majority of US voters back legal action against plastics industry over recycling deception

The survey, conducted by the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) and Data for Progress, shows that 70 percent of likely U.S. voters would support legal action to hold the plastics and fossil fuel industries accountable for alleged deception.