Wastewater pollution: EPA moves to undo Trump’s weakening of coal plant requirements
Despite the change, the Biden administration said it does not plan to immediately reinstate the stricter requirements that were in effect before the rollback.
Scientists call for drastic drop in emissions. U.S. appears to have gone the other...
A report by a private research company found that U.S. emissions, which amount to one-sixth of the planet's, didn't fall in 2018 but instead skyrocketed. The 3.4 percent jump for 2018, projected by the firm, would be second-largest surge in greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. since Bill Clinton was president.
Exterminating the future: World outcry grows as Brazil rapidly expands deforestation of Amazon
New government data in Brazil shows that deforestation in the Amazon has dramatically increased since the far-right former military officer Jair Bolsonaro...
North Dakota’s carbon capture project Tundra another ‘expensive greenwashing’ attempt to bail out coal...
Project Tundra's boosters are frank about the project's intent: To maintain coal's primary role in North Dakota's energy mix.
Water protectors show that ‘another world is possible’ — through resistance and care
During a week of action with over 600 arrests, water protectors occupying the Bureau of Indian Affairs showed that caring for one another is directly connected to caring for the Earth.
Half the world’s killer whale populations at risk from toxic chemicals
Ten out of the world's 19 killer whale populations were rapidly dwindling, the study found.
Brazil announces 60-Day ban on clearing land with fire
"What we are experiencing is a genuine crisis which could become a tragedy foretold with much larger fires than the ones we are now seeing if they are not immediately halted."
Oil execs, anxious about public support, claim halting fossil fuel production would be ‘criminal’
“As a legal matter this claim is laughable so it’s better thought of as a PR stunt.”
15,000 gallon oil spill threatens river and drinking water in Native Alaskan village
Because of travel restrictions, officials from ADEC and the Environmental Protection Agency cannot travel to the spill site. Instead, both agencies are in contact with local responders.
Rapacious consumerism and climate change
A massive education program is needed to bring about a shift in thinking and behavior.