Toxic Toys? After Nine Years, a Ban on Harmful Chemicals Becomes Official
Thu 10:19am By Natural Resources Defense Council
Phthalates are a particularly harmful type of chemical , used, among a range of other ways, to…Oil Spills Pose Dire Threats to Marine Life
Thu 9:25am By Dr. David Suzuki
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says oil pipelines have no place in BC's Great Bear Rainforest.…September 2017: Earth's 4th Warmest September on Record
Oct 18, 2017, 3:04 pm By Weather Underground
By Dr. Jeff Masters September 2017 was the planet's fourth warmest September since record keeping…How Climate Change and Wars Are Increasing World Hunger
Oct 18, 2017, 1:55 pm By The Conversation
By Leah Samberg Around the globe, about 815 million people—11 percent of the world's…Two Graphs Explain Why California’s Wildfires Will Only Get Worse
Oct 18, 2017, 1:33 pm By Nexus Media
By Molly Taft The deadly wildfires ripping through Northern California are just the latest in a…Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in Plant-Based Food Company
Oct 18, 2017, 12:40 pm By Lorraine Chow
Animal agriculture is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation…Judge Allows Vital 'Necessity Defense' for Climate Activists
Oct 18, 2017, 11:30 am By Common Dreams
By Jessica Corbett In a decision that is being called " groundbreaking " and " precedent-setting ,"…Why Are Incarcerated Women Battling California Wildfires for as Little as $1 a Day?
Oct 18, 2017, 11:16 am By Democracy Now!
As raging wildfires in California scorch more than 200,000 acres—roughly the size of New York…World's First Floating Wind Farm Will Power 20,000 Homes
Oct 18, 2017, 11:06 am By Lorraine Chow
Scotland has officially switched on the Hywind Scotland, the world's first floating wind farm .…Shocking Photo of Dehorned Black Rhino Wins Top Award
Oct 18, 2017, 10:06 am By Lorraine Chow
Africa loses an average of three rhinos a day to the ongoing poaching crisis and the illegal rhino…Guard Dog Wouldn’t Leave Goat Flock During California Fires—And Lived to Tell the Story
Oct 18, 2017, 9:17 am By Modern Farmer
By Andrew Amelinckx The fire the Hendels barely escaped was part of the Northern California…Canada Methane Emissions Far Worse Than Feared
Oct 18, 2017, 9:10 am By Climate Nexus
The Canadian oil and gas industry could be emitting methane at rates 25 to 50 percent higher than…Pruitt Wants to Make the EPA Less Accountable to the Public
Oct 17, 2017, 3:04 pm By Natural Resources Defense Council
When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) breaks the law by missing deadlines, allowing…Big Food Is Worried About Millennials Avoiding Animal Products
Oct 17, 2017, 2:40 pm By AlterNet
By Nathan Runkle Hundreds of leaders from fast-food chains, marketing agencies and poultry…EPA Limits Use of Problematic Herbicide Dicamba—But Is That Enough?
Oct 17, 2017, 1:59 pm By Modern Farmer
By Dan Nosowitz Dicamba has been in use as a local pesticide for decades, but it's only recently…Hurricane Harvey Runoff Threatens Coral Reefs
Oct 17, 2017, 1:05 pm By Lorraine Chow
Hurricane Harvey 's record rains didn't just unleash a torrent of floodwaters into the Gulf of…Nearly 400,000 Gallons of Oil Spews Into Gulf of Mexico, Could Be Largest Spill Since Deepwater Horizon
Oct 17, 2017, 12:47 pm By Lorraine Chow
Last week , a pipe owned by offshore oil and gas operator LLOG Exploration Company, LLC spilled up…Strange Days: Ex-Hurricane Ophelia Batters Ireland Under Orange Skies
Oct 17, 2017, 11:38 am By Weather Underground
By Dr. Jeff Masters and Bob Henson Ex-Hurricane Ophelia hit Ireland hard with full hurricane-like…Drinking Water for Millions in Rural America Contaminated With Suspected Carcinogen
Oct 17, 2017, 11:23 am By Environmental Working Group
Drinking water supplies for millions of Americans in farm country are contaminated with a suspected…Trump's Approval Rating on Hurricane Response Sinks 20 Points After Puerto Rico
Oct 17, 2017, 10:24 am By Lorraine Chow
President Trump 's approval rating for overseeing the federal government's response to hurricanes…
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