The PowerPoint That Got a Climate Scientist Disinvited From a Shell Conference
Peter Kalmus would have asked panel-goers to raise their hands if they agreed with a simple statement: “Fossil fuel causes harm.”
Environment
Will Bernie Sanders Stick With a Carbon Tax In His Push For a Green New Deal?
Sanders is a longtime proponent of taxing the country’s worst polluters, but he’s said very little about a carbon tax on the 2020 campaign trail.
Bad Chemistry
EPA Move to Phase Out Animal Experiments Could Mean the End of Toxics Regulations
The chemical industry’s and the Trump EPA’s eagerness to phase out experimental testing on lab animals appears to be a sneak attack on chemical regulation.
Sunrise Movement Rallies Outside Democratic National Committee Headquarters Over Climate Change Debate Failure
The environmental activists want the DNC to reverse its position against hosting a climate change debate for presidential candidates.
Jay Inslee Just Dropped the Most Ambitious Climate Plan From a Presidential Candidate. Here's Who It Targets.
“There’s a complicity in continuing to invest. That’s a different type of responsibility.”
We Have to Finance a Global Green New Deal — or Face the Consequences
An international approach to tackling climate change would require the United States and other industrialized countries to give money to developing nations.
She Defended Her Land Against a Mine in Guatemala. Then She Fled in Fear for Her Life.
Guatemala is one of the most dangerous countries for Indigenous people and campesinos fighting to protect land from agribusiness and extractive industries.
Bad Chemistry
Teflon Toxin Safety Level Should Be 700 Times Lower Than Current EPA Guideline
New data suggests that the safety threshold for PFOA in drinking water should be as low as .1 parts per trillion, according to a top U.S. toxicologist.
Bad Chemistry
3M Knew About PFAS Food Contamination in 2001
According to a 2001 study sponsored by 3M, 12 samples of food from around the country tested positive for PFAS chemicals.
Bad Chemistry
Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Maine Farms Fertilized With Sewage Sludge
The evidence of PFAS in sludge comes just days after an FDA investigation revealed that the nonstick compounds had made their way into some foods.