How the Environmental Lawyer Who Won a Massive Judgment Against Chevron Lost Everything
Steven Donziger won a multibillion-dollar judgment against Chevron in Ecuador. The company sued him in New York, and now he’s under house arrest.
Environment
The Playbook for Poisoning the Earth
Though neonicotinoids are banned in the EU, a sophisticated information war has kept these insecticides — toxic to bees and birds — on the U.S. market.
Climate Crimes
Ozone Layer Recovery Is Being Undermined by Pollution From U.S. Companies
The EPA has declined to consider the ozone-depleting potential of chemicals released by U.S. companies.
Voices
The Search for Clean Air Amid Australia’s Smoky Fires
The air purifier reminded me of R2D2. If it lit up blue, we were winning. Seeing blue became my preoccupation.
Trump's Gutting of Toxics Regulations Will Mean Higher Profits for Polluters and Higher Cancer Rates for the American People
The Trump EPA is executing an old tobacco industry scheme to dismantle the federal government’s ability to protect the public from cancer.
Factory Farm Industry Quietly Lobbies California Officials to Criminalize Animal Rescue Activism
Records show that the California Farm Bureau has been working behind closed doors to limit legal exemptions for Direct Action Everywhere’s open rescues.
Climate Crimes
Imperial Oil, Canada's Exxon Subsidiary, Ignored Its Own Climate Change Research for Decades, Archive Shows
Imperial publicly denied the dangers of carbon dioxide emissions even as its research arm concluded the pollutants contributed to climate change.
Voices
The Banality of Apocalypse: Escaping, With “Paw Patrol” and Daniel Tiger, From the Australian Fires
“At the gas station, we found a long line of vehicles stretching most of the length of the very small town. The sight of this, plus thickening orange haze, reminded me of a disaster movie.”
Year in Review 2019
Climate Crimes on the Border, in the Amazon, and in Boardrooms: The Intercept’s 2019 Environment Coverage
A look back at The Intercept’s must-read environment stories from 2019.
Inside the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres
Text and WhatsApp messages show that the conspiracy against Berta Cáceres reached the highest ranks of the company whose dam she had been protesting.