Voices
Why the Democratic National Committee Must Change the Rules and Hold a Climate Debate
The climate emergency is not a “single issue” — it is the single precondition for every other issue’s existence.
Environment
Oil Lobbyist Touts Success in Effort to Criminalize Pipeline Protests, Leaked Recording Shows
In leaked audio obtained by The Intercept, AFPM conceded its behind-the-scenes role in crafting state laws to criminalize oil and gas pipeline protests.
Bad Chemistry
Industry Cites 3M Research on Cancer Patients Exposed to PFOA to Claim the Chemical Isn’t So Bad
The 3M-funded study is at odds with extensive scientific literature based on large populations of people who had been exposed to PFAS for years.
Voices
The El Paso Shooter Embraced Eco-Fascism. We Can’t Let the Far Right Co-Opt the Environmental Struggle.
Eco-fascism has seen a notable reemergence among far-right groups and festering corners online in the U.S. and Europe.
More Than 160 Environmental Defenders Were Killed in 2018, and Many Others Labeled Terrorists and Criminals
A new report by Global Witness documents the violence and criminalization faced by opponents of environmentally destructive industries.
Ohio Republicans Balked at a Nuclear Bailout, so the Industry Elected New Republicans — and Walked Away With $1.1 Billion
A newly elected state legislature, backed by a dark-money effort linked primarily to the nuclear industry, overcame years of opposition to pass the bailout.
Activists Camped at Hawaii’s Mauna Kea Face Government Opposition as They Attempt to Block Telescope Construction on Sacred Land
Gov. David Ige gave law enforcement more authority to remove activists and ensure delivery of materials to the Thirty Meter Telescope construction site.
Climate Activists From Extinction Rebellion Glued Themselves to the Capitol to Disrupt House Votes
Protesters, who were glued for more than two hours, called for the immediate passage of a joint resolution to declare a climate emergency.
Climate Crimes
How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the World
Pushes to “recycle” plastics are one element of a massive, industry-led effort to suppress meaningful efforts to reduce plastic waste.
Climate Crimes
On the Front Lines of Bolsonaro’s War on the Amazon, Brazil’s Forest Communities Fight Against Climate Catastrophe
Without action, the loss of another fifth of Brazil’s rainforest will trigger a cascading system collapse called “dieback” and release a carbon bomb.