Indigenous leaders convene at UN to push for human rights protections
Apr 25, 2022, 10:45 am By Joseph Lee
This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…New Jersey could be opening new front in war for clean water
Apr 25, 2022, 10:30 am By Yvette CabreraThe state of New Jersey wants two companies accused of polluting the groundwater in a Bergen County…Will Big Oil and major banks face another reckoning from investors this year?
Apr 25, 2022, 10:15 am By Emily PontecorvoLast week, executives from Citibank and JPMorgan sat on a panel at a New York City business…Amid hopes and fears, a plastics boom in Appalachia is on hold
Sat 10:00am By Beth Gardiner
This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of…Biden signs Earth Day executive order to protect old-growth forests
Apr 22, 2022, 9:24 pm By Naveena Sadasivam
America’s majestic trees — Douglas firs in the Pacific Northwest, sequoias and redwoods in…Elon Musk-funded carbon removal prize announces 15 ‘milestone’ winners
Apr 22, 2022, 1:00 pm By Emily PontecorvoIt may be hard to remember now — when Elon Musk is making headlines for attempting a hostile…European electric car makers have a Russian nickel problem
Apr 22, 2022, 10:45 am By Maddie Stone
About two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, a metal that plays a key role in batteries for…Biden promised no new drilling on public lands. Here’s why he broke that promise.
Apr 22, 2022, 10:30 am By Zoya Teirstein
In 2020, at a campaign event in New Hampshire, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden made a promise…Climate change is making jobs deadlier — and OSHA can’t take the heat
Apr 22, 2022, 10:00 am By Emily Hofstaedter
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of…How a Nebraska ethanol plant turned seeds into toxic waste
Apr 21, 2022, 10:45 am By Diana Kruzman
Jody Weible keeps a jar on her front porch that she refuses to open, because the smell would make…These 9 cities are leading the nation’s solar surge
Apr 21, 2022, 10:30 am By Julia KaneNine cities — Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Honolulu, San Antonio, New York, Phoenix, San…LA County bans throwaway dishes and cutlery
Apr 21, 2022, 10:15 am By Joseph Winters
Los Angeles County took an aggressive step toward eliminating unnecessary plastic waste on Tuesday:…The cost of toxic products? Just $1
Apr 21, 2022, 10:00 am By klanpher
Discount retailers often promise shoppers they can buy household necessities for under a dollar, but…Don’t Look Down
Apr 20, 2022, 10:45 am By Lois Parshley
Kathy Lenniger was running her dogsled team one day along her usual route in Fairbanks, Alaska, when…FEMA’s new flood insurance system is sinking waterfront homeowners. That might be the point.
Apr 20, 2022, 10:30 am By Jake Bittle
Two years ago, Chris Dailey decided he wanted to live higher up off the ground. Dailey, 53, had…Renewables are growing — but a backlog of projects is holding up a greener grid
Apr 20, 2022, 10:15 am By Emily Pontecorvo
From where Joe Rand stands, there’s good news and there’s bad news about renewable energy…Biden: Federal agencies must consider climate impacts of infrastructure projects
Apr 19, 2022, 8:00 pm By Diana Kruzman
The Biden administration is restoring parts of a key environmental law, reversing Trump-era…A circular economy for smartphones and laptops
Apr 19, 2022, 2:05 pm By Grist CreativeWhere does your smartphone come from? That question doesn’t have an easy answer. Chances are good…Amid illegal Amazon gold mining, Indigenous land defenders get reinforcements
Apr 19, 2022, 10:45 am By Joseph LeeFollowing years of escalating violence by illicit mining operations in the Amazon, Brazil’s…Cows, coal, and climate change: A Q&A with the new BLM director
Apr 19, 2022, 10:15 am By Kylie MohrThis story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the…
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