Category Archives: Environment

Global Coral Coverage Down by Half Since the 1950s

Coral reefs worldwide are facing impacts from climate change, overfishing, habitat destruction, and pollution.

New York Bans Sale of Fossil Fuel Vehicles From 2034 Onward

New York follows California to become the second state to set a firm deadline for phasing out fossil fuel powered vehicles.

Indigenous Resistance Instrumental in Stopping High-Profile Fossil Fuel Projects, Says Report

“The longer you fight them, the better chance you have.”

There’s One Surefire Way to End Big Sewage Spills: End Big Sewage

Massive, centralized facilities make for massive, centralized catastrophes — and the risk of public health and ecological disasters.

EPA Takes Steps to Block Pebble Mine on Alaska’s Bristol Bay, Thus Protecting World’s Largest Sockeye Salmon Run

Biden’s EPA yesterday moved to take steps to block the controversial Pebble Mine, which threatens the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery.

New York Times Exalts Vegan Frankenfoods

The Grey Lady celebrates the culinary alchemy that’s processing plant-based foods so it tastes like meat, dairy, and the pièce de résistance: Spam.

Removing Urban Highways Can Improve Neighborhoods Blighted by Decades of Racist Policies

Urban planning has been used to classify, segregate and compromise people’s opportunities based on race. Highway removal can improve urban neighborhoods.

Waste Watch: New EPA Reports Document Chemical and Plastics Contamination in Compost

In two August reports documenting the presence of PFAS and plastics contaminants in compost, the EPA tags food waste as the source.

A Climate Disaster Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes—And Politicians Still Refuse to Take Action

Tropical storm Ida reminds us how little U.S. politicians have done to address climate change since Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans in 2005.

Red List: More than a Quarter of Species Worldwide Face Extinction; Meanwhile, a Local NYC Group Protects Piping Plovers

Political and scientific leaders meet in Marseille to debate the biodiversity crisis; meanwhile closer to home, a NYC volunteer group moves to help protect nesting piping plovers.

Waste Watch: Russia, UK Adopt Single Use Plastics Bans

Russia and the UK take limited steps to slow the plastics juggernaut.

Northeast Pummeled with Colossal Flooding, Destructive Tornadoes

Ida’s epic flooding is likely to become part of an extreme weather new normal.

“We Will No Longer Sell Crude Abroad”: Mexican President AMLO

This is good news for Mexico’s long-beleaguered state-owned oil company, Pemex, but not such good news for the US’ refinery industry.

‘Net Zero Emissions’ and the Carbon Offsetting Scam

Big Polluters are advancing a “net zero” climate agenda to delay, deceive, and deny. The IPCC is inadvertently helping them.