British and American scientists announced that they accidentally created a mutant enzyme which is extremely efficient at breaking down one of the world’s most popular plastics, polyethylene terephthalate, or PET. PET is one of the hardest substances ...
In honor of Earth Day, we celebrate the bounty and beauty this planet provides. We must also remember how precious this planet is and how powerful our actions are on its ecosystem. It’s no secret ...
(Guest expert article by Charles R. Bailey) As we mark Earth Day this Sunday, we remember the first Earth Day in 1970. That year saw another landmark event: President Nixon brought to an end to the ...
New reports provide an unprecedented look at contaminants leaking from coal ash ponds and landfills. But the chasm between information and environmental protection may deepen thanks to a proposed Trump administration rollback. (ProPublica, Talia Buford) ...
By the year 2020, desertification (the process by which fertile land becomes desert) in Africa is expected to displace more than 60 million people. An $8 billion project dubbed the Great Green Wall of Africa ...
Under Scott Pruitt’s leadership, the EPA reverses Obama era standards for auto emissions all while allegations of corruption surround Pruitt. Amidst media speculation into Scott Pruitt’s staff salary adjustments and controversial personal accommodations, the Environmental ...
Although the effects of the Rwanda genocide still linger throughout the country, the nation’s attempts to recover have propelled Rwanda today to the forefront of environmentalism. While the rest of the world is finally waking ...
The Renewable Fuel Program, a program in place since George W. Bush, is causing tension between the corn and oil industries. The White House just announced they may step aside and let Congress handle the ...
Sudan, the last male northern white rhino died on March 19th, but his DNA lives on thanks in part to Sudan’s dashing Tinder profile. Conservationists, environmentalists and animal lovers everywhere mourned the loss of Sudan, ...
(Bloomberg) A group of 21 youths who accuse the U.S. government of failing for decades to properly address climate change defeated the Trump administration’s attempt to keep the dispute out of court. The U.S. Court ...
Four provinces issued disaster alerts late February, but the Indonesian haze and fire season is not expected to devastate the country like in years past. Indonesian haze has become a regular environmental disaster due to ...
Beach Cleanups in Indonesia, most notably the Philippines and Bali are adding credence to environmentalists’ concerns about the environmental repercussions of increased tourism development. Environmentalists have for long expressed concerns about the environmental costs of ...
West Virginian state senate candidate, Lissa Lucas, was removed from a hearing on a proposed pro-oil and gas industry bill, for reading oil industry donations to state legislators. Democratic Party candidate for West Virginia’s House ...
Trump’s budget proposal cuts renewable energy spending and streamlines the pipeline approval process. The proposed federal budget was delivered to congress on Monday, unveiling a plan to cut renewable energy spending as anticipated. Solar energy development ...
Trump’s nominee to lead the Council on Environmental Quality, Katherine Hartnett White, has withdrawn her name from consideration for the chair position. White’s withdrawal comes after a contentious nomination process. Controversial climate change skeptic Kathleen ...
The Puyallup tribe has won the latest battle in the years long fight over construction of a new Tacoma LNG plant in Washington state. Permit approval of the Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Tacoma, ...
The 2013 government shutdown, which lasted a span of 16 days, caused an estimated $7 million loss in revenue. Will our national parks lose again when the current short-term spending bill is up? By passing ...
A 7.9 Alaska earthquake struck Tuesday but no tsunamis made landfall. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Kodiak Island in Alaska on Tuesday which prompted a tsunami warning. The National Weather service sent ...
Which politicians influenced Trump’s decision to reduce National Monument land in Utah? And what are they fighting for? President Trump’s decision to historically reverse a National Monument designation was shocking to some of the American ...
Florida offshore oil development removed from the Department of Interior’s proposed five year drilling plan. The Trump administration has removed all Florida acreage from the offshore drilling expansion proposal that drew bipartisan opposition following its ...
“We are taking the largest action by any city to confront the growing climate crisis and demonstrate the leadership necessary to win this fight against fossil fuels and the damages they’ve caused.” (Common Dreams, by ...
Chase matured their lines of credit to TransCanada this December, remaining the lead agent in the funding of the oil pipeline company. Together, with credit lines from Wells Fargo, it is providing loans amounting to ...
Five lawsuits have been filed against President Trump’s executive decision to dramatically scale back the boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments in southeast Utah. The Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) ...
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed in light of Energy Transfer Partner’s legal attempt to intimidate and silence us. But the truth is, the resistance to pipelines is growing stronger by the day. (Greenpeace, by Diana ...
Firefighters in Los Angeles Country and surrounding areas are battling four major fires. Yesterday the biggest fire was in Ventura County, but a new fire broke out this morning around 4 AM in the hills ...
Five Native American tribes have joined to file what they are calling an historic lawsuit against President Donald Trump, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and several other members of the administration. (Democracy Now) GUESTS: Bob Deans, director ...
It’s no surprise that major U.S. insurers are getting hit with a large number of claims following this year’s unusual number of major hurricanes and wildfires. But what should outrage everyone is that decades after ...
“We need you to take a stand no matter what land you live or work on. The struggle to save Mother Earth begins with you.” (Common Dreams, by Jake Johnson) Shortly following the Nebraska Public Service ...
Responding to activists call for a ban on fracking at the U.N. climate summit in Germany, California Governor Jerry Brown tells protestors “Let’s put you in the ground.” (Watch the full video here: https://www.democracynow.org/2017/11/13/ca_gov_jerry_brown_tells_indigenous) Democracy Now! ...
In a battle over property rights, Florida courts rule in government’s favor to ban “the cultivation of plants to be eaten as part of a meal, as opposed to the cultivation of plants for ornamental reasons.” ...
Beaches around the world are full of plastic waste. In working to raise awareness around plastic waste, people are hosting community cleanups to trace plastic waste back to its source and hold companies accountable. (Greenpeace, ...
An economist analyzes data on catastrophic disasters and finds the number of billion-dollar disasters has increased over time. (The Conversation, Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University) No sooner had Hurricane Harvey’s record rains receded from ...
Hurricane Harvey and public health concerns from contaminated drinking water, raw sewage and dead bodies. (The Conversation, by Neil S. Grigg, Colorado State University) The historic rainfall dumped by Hurricane Harvey has already led to deaths ...
An Exxon climate change scientist opens up. (The Conversation, by Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University) ExxonMobil’s deliberate attempts to sow doubt on the reality and urgency of climate change and their donations to front groups ...
Electric buses: As Trump administration rolls back environmental regulations, Los Angeles sets example for transitioning public transportation. (by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams) Los Angeles became the first major U.S. city to commit to fully transitioning its ...
Nuns fight pipeline: ‘We’re not looking for money. We want to preserve this land.’ (by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams) A group of about 30 Catholic nuns in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who constructed an open-air chapel on ...
Arctic offshore drilling to restart in late 2017. In case you missed it, last Wednesday the Trump administration approved the nation’s first Arctic drilling project since Shell’s failed attempt in 2015. Eni US, a branch ...
Volvo is dedicated to reducing carbon footprint. On July 5th 2017, Swedish automaker Volvo announced that every one of their cars in 2019 will have an electric motor. “This is about the customer,” said Håkan ...
The nation’s first off-shore wind farm was completed this year and it shut down a diesel power plant. On May 1st Block Island, Rhode Island switched off their diesel generator and hooked in to the wind powered ...
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