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Green Sea Turtles Have Been Saved From Extinction
Green sea turtles are off the endangered species list.
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Massive Sinkhole Swallows 2 Vehicles in Mexico [VIDEO]
A massive sinkhole opened up east of Guadalajara, Mexico, swallowing up two vehicles.
Websites Hosting Major US Climate Reports Taken Down
Websites that displayed legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their backyards from a warming world.
In Memphis, Elon Musk Pilots a Corporate Takeover Strategy
In early June, the close personal relationship between Donald Trump and Elon Musk unraveled in spectacular fashion. But while Musk may have spun out of Trump’s immediate orbit, it would be optimistic to celebrate his ouster from government. He spent the first four months of Trump’s second presidency embedding his own enterprises into the functioning […]
Trump plans to kill EPA Energy Star for appliances
Staffers were told Monday that the agency is looking to shut down the voluntary program this year.
How China plans to eliminate severe air pollution within months
Authorities have ramped up efforts in pollution control and emissions reduction in the ‘battle for blue skies’.
New Report Exposes Toyota’s Years-Long Effort to Fund Climate Deniers and Block Climate Action
With its allies entering power in the White House and Congress, Toyota is poised to help dismantle climate policy that threatens its backward-looking business model.
Chris Hedges: Fire Weather
The wildfires in California replicate the massive fire storms in the boreal forest in Canada and Siberia, the lungs of the earth. Our addiction to fossil fuel has ignited an age of fire.
World’s Biggest Meatpacker JBS Wants Public Money to Fight Climate Change
Major Brazilian polluter champions agribusiness as a solution to hunger at G20.
California Sues Exxon for Plastics Deception
The first-ever lawsuit against fossil fuel company for plastic recycling fraud follows a Center for Climate Integrity report showing that Big Oil and the plastics industry deceived public for decades about plastic recycling.
Mysterious Nine-Day Seismic Event Triggered By Greenland 950-Foot Mega-Tsunami
A melting glacier caused a mountain in Greenland to collapse into a narrow fjord, setting off an oscillating wave that rattled seismic detectors around the world.
As Millions of Acres Burn, Firefighters Say the U.S. Forest Service Has Left Them With Critical Shortages
The agency recently said that it had reached 101% of its firefighter hiring goal for 2024, but those on the front lines say the agency is understating how badly depleted their ranks are, especially for experienced firefighters.
Smoke Exposure From California’s Wildfires Linked To 52,000 Early Deaths, Study Says
A new study finds that during smoky years like 2018, when the town of Paradise burned down, more than 10,000 people died prematurely. It’s a wake-up call about the scale of the problem, they say.
The Rising Cost of the Oil Industry’s Slow Death
Unplugged oil and gas wells accelerate climate change, threaten public health and risk hitting taxpayers’ pocketbooks. ProPublica and Capital & Main found that the money set aside to fix the problem falls woefully short of the impending cost.
UN Calls Out Fossil Fuel Major Saudi Aramco’s Climate Crisis-Related Human Rights Violations
The world’s most prolific fossil fuel major is guilty of human rights violations along with its crimes against the climate. Who’d have guessed?