Why Are Politicians Still Courting the Nefarious Fossil Fuel Lobby?
High-level government participation in an oil and gas industry conference shows official disdain for the public interest; it’s time to make fossil fuels politically toxic.
How Israel Weaponizes Water
Amid the intensifying water crisis that plagues billions of people across the world, Israel is using water as a weapon in its war against Palestinians by denying access and destroying…
Forest Service Warns of Budget Cuts Ahead of a Risky Wildfire Season – What That Means for Safety
By Camille Stevens-Rumann and Jude Bayham / The Conversation A wet winter and spring followed by a hot, dry summer can be a dangerous combination in the Western U.S. The…
How the US Government Began Its Decade-Long Campaign Against the Anti-pipeline Movement
Newly released documents show the FBI monitoring anti-Keystone protesters much earlier than previously known. Young Native activists were among its first targets.
Human Rights Watch Blames Louisiana Regulators for Low Birth Weights in Cancer Alley
In the most polluted areas, a quarter of babies are born underweight. The watchdog group wants the EPA to intervene.
In an Era of Climate Change, Alaska’s Predators Fall Prey to Politics
With Alaska's wildlife numbers declining, agencies are blaming — and culling — predators. The true threat is much more complex.
Why More Than 60 Indigenous Nations Oppose the Line 5 Oil Pipeline
The 70 year-old pipeline, which just won a key permit, poses “an unacceptable risk of an oil spill into the Great Lakes.”
Paying People to Replant Tropical Forests − and Letting Them Harvest the Timber − Can Pay Off for Climate, Justice and Environment
By Jefferson S Hall, Katherine Sinacore, and Michiel van Bruegel / The Conversation Tropical forest landscapes are home to millions of Indigenous peoples and small-scale farmers. Just about every square…
COP28: 7 Food and Agriculture Innovations Needed to Protect the Climate and Feed a Rapidly Growing World
By Paul Winters / The Conversation For the first time ever, food and agriculture took center stage at the annual United Nations climate conference in 2023. More than 130 countries…
US Home Insurers Are Leaving Climate Risk Areas. We Need Affordable Housing Now
When the US housing crisis meets the looming insurance crisis, only government intervention will avert catastrophe
‘Gross Denial of Reality’: Biden Infuriates With Approval of More Offshore Drilling
"End Fossil Fuels is pretty clear," said one advocate. "Not 'hold slightly fewer lease sales,' not 'talk about climate action'—End. Fossil. Fuels."
Climate Is the Fight of Our Lifetime. Our Federal Budget Should Reflect That.
More than half of discretionary spending goes to the military. Only a tiny fraction addresses the most urgent threat to our security.
The South China Sea’s Resource Wars
By Joshua Frank / TomDispatch It’s an ocean of conflict and ecological decline. Despite its vast size — 1.3 million square miles — the South China Sea has become a…
After a Century, Oil and Gas Problems Persist on Navajo Lands
The legacy of fossil fuel development endures in leaks, spills and neglect.
UN Puts Out ‘Truly Damning Report Card’ for Climate Action Before Global Summits
"This report is a wake-up call to the injustice of the climate crisis and a pivotal opportunity to correct course," said one expert.