More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected
Feb 6, 2023, 11:30 am By Brett MarshMore than 75 percent of the world’s insect species are insufficiently protected when it comes to…Minnesota to require 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040
Feb 3, 2023, 4:56 pm By Zoya TeirsteinDemocratic lawmakers in Minnesota passed an ambitious climate law late Thursday night requiring the…How the Supreme Court could finally force Big Oil to face trial
Feb 3, 2023, 11:45 am By Kate Yoder
It’s been eight years since the world learned that “Exxon Knew.” The oil giant had grasped the…Not to be outdone, the EU commits $270 billion to its own Green New Deal
Feb 3, 2023, 11:30 am By Brett MarshThe European Union will put more than $270 billion toward its own “green deal” in hopes of…Cleaning up ‘forever chemicals’ is costly and messy — just ask this Wisconsin town.
Feb 2, 2023, 11:45 am By John McCracken
It’s late October in the northeast corner of Wisconsin. Trees have started to change colors and a…Report: Burning gas in oil fields cost tribes $22 million
Feb 2, 2023, 11:30 am By Maria Parazo RoseIn 2019, oil and gas companies operating on tribal and federal lands lost $63 million in revenue…Exxon reports record profits, doubles down on fossil fuels
Feb 1, 2023, 9:52 pm By Lylla YounesWhile Americans were reckoning with sky-high gas prices at the pump last year, the country’s…There’s a deal to save the Colorado River — if California doesn’t blow it up
Feb 1, 2023, 11:45 am By Jake Bittle
After months of tense negotiation, a half-dozen states have reached an agreement to drastically cut…EPA issues rare veto, halting Alaska’s Pebble mine
Feb 1, 2023, 11:30 am By Jessie BlaeserThe Environmental Protection Agency used the Clean Water Act on Monday to veto a proposed copper and…How a defunct Trump policy still threatens Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp
11:45am By Jessie Blaeser
For centuries, the Okefenokee Swamp has been a haven for people, animals, and plants. The…Auckland drenched by New Zealand’s wettest month on record
11:30am By Avery Schuyler NunnNew Zealand’s capital remained under a state of emergency Monday after the heaviest rainfall on…Why Biden’s new protections don’t eliminate threats to the Tongass National Forest
Mon 11:45am By Naveena SadasivamLast week, the Biden administration restored protections for the world’s largest intact temperate…‘The Deluge’ is a climate nightmare — and it’s based on reality
Mon 11:30am By Kate Yoder
It was the year 2028, and I was hiding with eco-terrorists in a cabin deep in the woods. We were…As fracking increases in the Texas, city leaders avoid scrutiny
Mon 11:15am By Amal Ahmed
This story is produced by Floodlight, a nonprofit news site that investigates climate issues. When…Documents show how 19 ‘Cop City’ activists got charged with terrorism
Jan 27, 2023, 11:45 am By Alleen Brown
A burst of gunfire rang through a forest on the edge of Atlanta, Georgia, on the morning of January…How Pittsburgh found a secret climate weapon in ‘the thrilling world of municipal budgeting’
Jan 27, 2023, 11:30 am By Claire Elise Thompson
This story is part of the Cities + Solutions series, which chronicles surprising and inspiring…Oil refineries are polluting US waterways. Too often, it’s legal.
Jan 26, 2023, 11:49 pm By Blanca Begert
Oil refineries are a well-documented source of air pollution, but less attention is paid to the ways…The best way to save forests? Legally recognize Indigenous lands.
Jan 26, 2023, 3:15 pm By Joseph LeeRecognizing and demarcating Indigenous lands leads to reduced deforestation and increased…Utilities use customer dollars to pay for their lobbying. Here’s how lawmakers can stop it.
Jan 26, 2023, 3:00 pm By Kate YoderElectric and gas utilities have used money collected from customers to lobby lawmakers, butter up…Tired of being told to ‘adapt,’ an Indigenous community wrote its own climate action plan
Jan 26, 2023, 11:30 am By Carly Graf
This story is part of the Cities + Solutions series, which chronicles surprising and inspiring…
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