Monday, September 16, 2024

3M to pay $10.3 billion to settle water pollution suit over PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

“We have reached the largest drinking water settlement in American history, which will be used to help filter PFAS from drinking water that is served to the public.”

7 environmental takeaways from the 2020 election season

There were several big-picture environmental takeaways from the election season.

6 things to know about the IPCC climate solutions science report

We need to make sure this report is not shelved. It needs to be talked about in every corner of the world, and most importantly—acted on.

Animals will struggle to adapt fast enough to cope with climate change, study finds

The blackcurrant harvest on my allotment is highly dependent on the weather. In 2018 the UK had a hot, dry summer and...

The U.S. Needs Covid relief and renewable energy, not a Space Force

Instead of wasting scarce funds on the Space Force, the Biden administration should deploy its diplomats to demilitarize space.

Climate activists nationwide take ‘polar bear plunge’ to push Congress to adopt President Biden’s...

Congressman Don McEachin (D-Va), Bill Mckibben, and the Rev. Lennox Yearwood lead the kickoff rally—participants plunged into rivers, ponds and backyard pools from coast-to-coast.

America’s first large offshore wind farm to offer $1.4B in savings

Massachusetts electricity users will save about $1.4 billion over the 20-year duration of the contract.

8 billion people: Four ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public...

Of the multitude of climate-related adverse health effects, there are four great public health concerns for a growing population.

‘We won’t be intimidated,’ declare campaigners after ExxonMobil accused of pressuring witnesses in New...

"Exxon is polluting these proceedings just like it has polluted our communities."

Replacing coal with renewables could save energy customers $8 billion a year, financial analysts...

“We conducted an in-depth, asset-by-asset assessment of the coal fleet in the U.S. and found that >70 GWs of coal capacity will become economically at risk through the course of the next decade.”