EPA No Longer Considering Lives Saved in Pollution Rules, Only Cost to Business
The policy change says the “quiet part out loud,” one environmental advocate said.
‘Who Wants to Live Like This?’ Locals Fume as Meta AI Data Center Upends Entire Community
Meta is financing the data center using accounting tricks that the Wall Street Journal reports appear “too good to be true.”
Israel’s Untold Environmental Genocide
Tel Aviv’s 21st century Holocaust has “significantly degraded water infrastructure leading to severely limited, low-quality water supply to the population.”
Oil and Gas Companies Used Banned Toxic Chemicals Near the Rocky Mountains
One of the prohibited substances can cause cancer; new state law forced operators to identify chemicals.
New Report Documents Racist Rot at the Core of the Petrochemical Industry
Economist Michael Ash shares new data on racial disparities in the industry — a major purveyor of environmental racism.
Push to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage Losing Steam in California Legislature
After climate-driven L.A. fires, “rancid” politics and fear of job loss, gas prices, slows momentum to confront industry.
An $18M Grant Would Have Drastically Reduced Food Waste. Then the EPA Cut It.
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.
Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change
Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. More such moves are coming, NOAA…
The Verdict Against Greenpeace Is an Attack on Us All
It is critical for Greenpeace and its allies to lean into the verdict and issue a call to action to the entire environmental movement and broader civil society organizations.
Criminalizing Dissent: Greenpeace Ordered to Pay $667M to Dakota Access Pipeline Firm Over Protests
The Texas-based pipeline company accused Greenpeace of orchestrating criminal behavior by training and providing funds to the Indigenous-led protests at Standing Rock.
Court Docs Reveal Citibank Froze Nonprofits’ Accounts on FBI’s Request
Citibank was following requests from the Trump White House when it froze the accounts of several nonprofits last month.
‘Literally Eat Sh*t’: Supreme Court Strikes Down EPA Clean Water Rule
"This ruling undermines decades of progress in environmental protection and leaves communities vulnerable to unchecked pollution," said one critic.
It’s Not Just BioLab. Major Chemical Accidents Are Alarmingly Common in the US
On average a major chemical accident occurred in the US roughly every four days since 2020. At least 57 were fatal.
Incarcerated People Are on the Front Line of Hurricane Helene’s Destruction
Prisons and jails across the Southeast have experienced utility outages, evacuations, visitation disruptions, and staff shortages in the storm’s wake.