Democrats push groundbreaking bill to make Big Oil pay for climate crisis
The Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act would require major fossil fuel companies to pay into a damages fund, modeled after the Superfund, to help mitigate the harm caused by their contributions to global warming.
22% of San Joaquin Valley residents breathing chemical pesticides, study finds
While the toxicity of some of the detected compounds has been shown through studies, the potential adverse effects of others on humans is unknown.
Dems say Big Oil execs failing to come clean on Trump’s $1 billion quid...
Nearly four months later, the lawmakers are still awaiting satisfactory answers.
Nearly 200 environmental defenders killed in 2023, marking another deadly year
Nearly 200 environmental defenders were killed for protecting their lands and communities from ecological devastation in 2023 alone, bringing the total number of killings since 2012 to 2,106.
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.
Great Britain generates more than 80% of summer electricity from renewables
Luke Clark, director of Renewable UK told The Guardian that while this progress is promising, the UK still needs to step up green energy efforts.
Biden-Harris administration announces historic $7.3 billion clean energy investment for rural America
This landmark investment in rural America is the largest since the New Deal, creating jobs, cutting pollution, and transforming rural energy infrastructure.
The decline of the U.S. empire: Where is it taking as all?
Will China become the next global hegemon against heightened resistance from the United States, bringing the risk of nuclear war closer?
Criminal charges for water executives as Britain introduces landmark legislation to crack down on...
The new law represents the most significant increase in enforcement powers in over a decade, giving regulators unprecedented authority to crack down on water companies polluting the nation’s lakes, rivers, and seas.
‘Largest environmental crime in Sweden’: 11 on trial for illegal dumping of toxic waste
The charges levied against the Nilssons and Think Pink are serious environmental crime, as well as serious economic crime.