Wednesday, January 15, 2025

80,000 left on the continent: Koalas are ‘functionally extinct’ in Australia

"Formerly thought to be common and widespread, koalas are now vulnerable to extinction across much of its northern range."

1 million gallon oil leak in Gulf of Mexico detected by US Coast Guard

Officials said the leak might be from the Main Pass Oil Gathering Company's (MPOG) pipeline system off the coast of New Orleans.

California files lawsuit against ExxonMobil for plastic recycling fraud

ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel and petrochemical companies are being accused of promoting recycling as a solution to plastic waste management despite internal knowledge that it is not a viable solution.

Is Earth close to ‘the great dying’?

The climate emergency is here. We can’t wait any longer for major and dramatic worldwide action.

Expanding Agroforestry Project to help farmers and environment

Eligible farmers will be able to participate in the project, which is funded through the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities with $60 million of the $3.1 billion in funding going to agroforestry.

2 million Americans lack clean water access, especially Native Americans

“It’s hard to imagine that in America today, people are living without basics like safe and reliable water service.”

DC is the latest to sue Exxon and big oil for climate disinformation campaigns

“We have a mountain of evidence of what they knew and what they did to deceive the public about the threat of climate change. And yet we’ve only scratched the surface.”

Black Friday: Retailers are forcing our heads into the sand to avoid facing climate...

There is now a growing acceptance that sustainability is not simply a matter of consumers’ individual accountability and choice.

Trump administration takes first massive step for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Trump administration claims drilling in ANWR will help "our nation's energy demands and achieve energy dominance," but environmental groups strongly disagree.

People of color in U.S. more likely to breathe six types of air pollution,...

“For all years and pollutants, the racial/ethnic group with the highest national average exposure was a racial/ethnic minority group,”