Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Indigenous leaders hail Biden’s proposed Chaco Canyon drilling ban as ‘important first step’

“We are most hopeful that this action is a turning point where the United States natural resource management planning philosophy focuses on the protection of all living beings.”

Trump admin. pushes more ‘clean coal’ spending as Justice Department investigates failed ‘clean coal’...

Other environmental organizations warn that continued funding for carbon capture not only offers false hope that coal can be “clean,” but it also undermines progress toward more realistic goals.
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After DNC rejects climate debate, candidates discuss Green New Deal, environmental justice at forum

Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls took to the stage in New York City Wednesday night for a climate town hall hosted by CNN. The...

New Study Highlights Big Unknowns of Public Health Harm From Fracking’s Chemical Cocktail

Researchers had information on reproductive and developmental toxicity for only 24 percent of over 1,000 chemicals they looked at.

Activists are using the climate emergency as a new legal defense to justify law-breaking

So what is reasonable conduct in the face of the mounting climate crisis? The importance of asking this question cannot be overstated.

Newly revealed emails highlight coziness and favors between local officials, Jordan Cove LNG backers

Recent emails raise ethics issues and may create openings for legal challenges to key permits for the controversial Jordan Cove project.

Yellowstone grizzlies win reprieve from trophy hunt as court restores endangered species protections

"The importance of this court ruling for the grizzly bears found in our most iconic national parks cannot be overstated."

State of Emergency in California as Santa Barbara Cleans Up from Another Major Oil...

Crude oil from a broken pipeline has led to an alarming amount of oil to leak into the Pacific Ocean leaving Santa Barbara area in a state of emergency. The company, Plains All American, is not required to be supplied with an automatic shutdown valve in case of a leak so the leak continued for a while before being looked into.

Climate change has ‘worsened’ pollen season

As annual global temperatures increase, the pollen season also grows longer and more intense.

Reclaimed water could be the solution to farming in a drier future

A California farm is making sure wastewater no longer goes to waste.