Category Archives: Environment

Could Leaving ‘Room for the River’ Help Protect Communities from Floods?

A pioneering Dutch strategy offers one way to respond to the increasing threat of flooding.

Wolf Richter: The Great American Shale Oil & Gas Massacre: Bankruptcies, Defaulted Debts, Worthless Shares, Collapsed Prices of Oil & Gas

The day of reckoning has arrived in oil and gas. A record number of companies have filed for bankruptcy. with the epicenter in Texas.

Federal Judge Nixes Part of Glyphosate Settlement That Would Allow a Panel of Scientific “Experts”, Rather Than Juries, to Decide Whether the Chemical is Carcinogenic for Future Claims

Judge skeptical over Bayer’s proposal to replace a jury decision on whether glyphosate causes cancer with that of a scientific panel.

2020’s Plague of Locusts Spreads to Indian Subcontinent and South America

State of play for locust infestations in Nepal, Pakistan, India, Argentina, Brazil…. and the United States.

Some New Climate Models Are Projecting Extreme Warming. Are They Correct?

Why some of the more dire predictions of climate models may be an overshoot.

Waste Watch: Plastic Free July in the Age of COVID-19

As COVID-19 swamps the world, other problems remain. Commit to a plastic free July and mitigate the world’s plastic problem.

Bayer Agrees to $10.9 Billion Glyphosate Settlement

Bayer agrees to $10.9 billion glyphosate settlement, resolving much pending US litigation. The company still faces European woes.

Minnesota, Ellison Announces Climate Lawsuit Against Exxon, Koch, and API

Minnesota launches a bold climate lawsuit. What are its odds of prevailing?

Let’s Make Sure We Get the Green New Deal Right

vid-19 throws a wrench in many of the assumptions underlying existing Green New Deal proposals.

Dicamba Drift: Trump EPA Defies 9th Circuit Ruling

EPA issues cancellation order to attempt to overrrule Ninth Circuit dicamba opinion; plaintiffs’ lawyers file emergency motion.

Trump Administration Hunting Rule Change: Making it Easier to Execute Alaska’s Bears in National Parks

Trump adminstration makes some rule changes that make it easier to execute bears on national land. Is this practice fair and what is hunting anyway?

Melting Ice Opens Doors for Wider Spread of Contaminants, Diseases

New pathways and new and more distant places are leading to additional scientific findings on impacts of melting Arctic ice.

U.S. States Just Lost Pipeline Veto Rights And That’s A Big Deal For Oil

The EPA issued new regulations on pipeline approvals that narrow state authority to intervene. But the fight may not be over.

COVID-19 Impact on the Fashion Industry: Slow Down

The pace of the wasteful fashion industry will slow as we learn to cope with COVID-19. Will sustainability become more than a buzzword?

Uber Destroys More Value: Demolishes Bikes from Failed Rental Businesses Rather Than Donate Them

Uber behaves badly yet again.