CHECK OUT THIS RESISTANCE PODCAST! Listen⇒KVoice of Resistance In this episode of KVoice of Resistance, we cover a boatload of news you are not hearing beneath the noise and chaos of the White House. We ...
(Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, by Mary Triny Zea) The natives of Cartí Sugdup island, in the archipelago of Guna Yala — known worldwide as San Blas — on the northeast end of the province of ...
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 ...
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) ...
How addiction and alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the United States is approached has proven ineffective, punitive, and inadequate, according to many experts working in the field. Johann Hari, a Swiss-British writer and journalist covering ...
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 ...
(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 ...
It is been roughly four years since the Ebola virus hit West Africa, locals and ebola victims are still traumatized to date. The epidemic left over 11,000 people dead, with another 29,000 infected. Though it ...
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 ...
Cape Town will run out of water on May 10th according to the mayor. Cape Town would be come the first city in modern times to completely run out of water. Patricia de Lille, mayor ...
Despite the cultural modernization and economic boom experienced by Vietnam in the last decade, freedom of speech in Vietnam still suffers. In Vietnam, state-led monitoring of online content has led to frequent arrests and convictions ...
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, ...
Jenna Mulligan is an American journalist traveling abroad, currently living in Vietnam. She reports on the environment and local news from her current place of residence. She will be reporting on Vietnam for the next ...
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 ...
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 ...
China is the world’s biggest automobile market and now over 550 major car models are banned. In a sweeping order, Chinese authorities have banned more than 550 car models for failing to meet fuel economy ...
The majority of these deaths were men and women over 50 years old who died in hospitals and nursing homes. (Centro de Periodismo Investigativo) Omaya Sosa Pascual It’s official. In the 40 days after Hurricane María ...
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 ...
CHECK OUT THIS RESISTANCE PODCAST! GOP Assaults America Listen⇒KVoice of Resistance The Senate wants to screw the country till every American, except for the rich, cries “ME TOO”! This time they are doing it with this ...
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! ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
People power wins in Atlantic City: “A ringing endorsement of the work done by community members to save their water system from a corporate takeover.” (Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams) Atlantic City, New Jersey’s city council ...