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.
Environment
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.
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.”
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.