Environment

Green Groups Rally Against 'Filthy Oil Train' in Western US

"It's a climate-killing fossil fuel behemoth that will endanger Utahns and Coloradoans and worsen the climate emergency," said Randi Spivak of the Center for Biological Diversity.

Andrea Germanos · Jan 27, 2022

This October 14, 2014 photo shows an oil rig in Vernal, Utah, in the Uintah Basin. (Photo: RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

LA City Council Moves to Ban New Oil and Gas Wells, Advance Phaseout

Brett Wilkins · Jan 27, 2022

'Monumental Victory' as Biden Cancels Boundary Waters Mining Leases

Brett Wilkins · Jan 26, 2022

Eliel Otshudi places a napkin around his neck on June 6, 2018, in Portland, Maine.

From Raincoats to Napkins, Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' Found in Everyday Products

Kenny Stancil · Jan 26, 2022

The sun sets over container ships and oil platforms off the coast of Huntington Beach, California on January 12, 2021. (Photo: Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

One Year In, Biden Fails to Boost C- Grade on Environment

Jessica Corbett · Jan 24, 2022

How Are the US and Other Countries Doing on Fighting Climate Change?

It's certainly too little, and it’s too late to avert significant impacts to nature and humanity. But it’s not too late to wise up to natural limits and start planning for low-energy life after fossil fuels. If we adopt a cynical attitude and do nothing, we guarantee the worst possible outcome for future generations.

Richard Heinberg · Jan 20, 2022

The Denka neoprene production plant emits chloroprene and other hazardous air pollutants in Reserve, Louisiana, on August 12, 2021.

Heavily Polluted Louisiana Community Asks EPA to Step In

"Louisiana has failed to protect fenceline communities, including St. John residents, from the harms of highly polluting facilities," said one local advocate.

Kenny Stancil · Jan 20, 2022

360+ Climate Groups to Biden: Phase Out Fossil Fuels on Public Lands

"The natural place to start phasing out climate-destroying oil and gas production is on our public lands and oceans, and Biden has the authority to do so. If the U.S. leads, the world will follow."

Jenna McGuire · Jan 19, 2022

Rising Chemical Pollution Crosses Crucial 'Planetary Boundary'

"The pace that societies are producing and releasing new chemicals into the environment is not consistent with staying within a safe operating space for humanity," said one scientist.

Julia Conley · Jan 18, 2022

A man paddles on a boat as plastic bags float on the surface of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on January 21, 2020.

Global Plastic Pollution Is a 'Deadly Ticking Clock': Report

"The damage done by rampant overproduction of virgin plastics and their lifecycle is irreversible—this is a threat to human civilization and the planet's basic ability to maintain a habitable environment."

Kenny Stancil · Jan 18, 2022

Biologists assessed the overall biological habitat by counting and categorizing biodiversity of the Little Corona del Mar tide pools, part of the Crystal Cove State Marine Conservation Area Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 in Newport Beach, California.

Scientists Decry Human Indifference to 'Probable Sixth Mass Extinction'

"Denying the crisis, accepting it without reacting, or even encouraging it constitutes an abrogation of humanity's common responsibility," said one scientist behind the new study.

Andrea Germanos · Jan 18, 2022

Rest Is Important, but Corporate Polluters Want Us to Stay Distracted

It’s hard to take on systems, but until we do, they'll continue to grind up nature and spit out profit where rivers, forests and meadows once stood.

David Suzuki · Jan 15, 2022

Activist Pressure Pauses Newark Fracked Gas Project

Environmental justice campaigner Maria Lopez-Nuñez stressed the need find an alternative to the proposed power plant that "does not hurt the lungs of our children and in no way contributes to climate change."

Brett Wilkins · Jan 14, 2022

Replacing Climate Anxiety With the Hope That Multilateral Action Brings

Common efforts—by governments, UN bodies, producers and consumers, scientists and entrepreneurs, the free media and engaged citizens—can greatly contribute to making 2022 a healthy and a happy year.

Jane Akumu · Jan 14, 2022