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New EPA Report Shows Widely Used Insecticides Must Be Banned, Advocates Say
Environmental watchdogs and scientists say the evidence is clear: Neonicotinoids “are causing drastic ecological harm.”
Greenhouse Gases and Sea Levels Shattered Global Records in 2020, Says NOAA
A new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report says the past seven years have been the warmest on record.
Advocacy Groups Target Fossil Fuel Democrats With Extreme Weather Ads
The federal government gives more than $15 billion in public funding to fossil fuel corporations every year.
15 Insurers Drop Trans Mountain Pipeline After Grassroots Pressure
Over the last five years, 26 of the world’s major insurers have cut back their coverage for coal and tar sands projects.
Tech “Solutions” Are Pushed by Fossil Fuel Industry to Delay Real Climate Action
Only a roadmap calling for a complete transition away from fossil fuels will avert the worst climate impacts.
It’s Not Just Manchin: Top House Energy Democrat Also Has Fossil Fuel Conflicts
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone benefits from investments in large U.S. greenhouse gas polluters.
Methane Is Flaring Out of Control. Biden Administration, Congress Must Step In.
Eighty-four percent of methane flares in Texas have no permits. Researchers say that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Activists Celebrate Win in Fight Against Chemical Oil Dispersants
A federal court has ordered the EPA to update its regulations on the use of toxic chemicals in oil spill responses.
For First Time on Record, Rainfall Observed at Peak of Greenland Ice Sheet
This “is not simply a warm decade or two in a wandering climate pattern," said one expert. "This is unprecedented.”
Judge Rules Against Alaskan Oil Pipeline Approved by Trump and Defended by Biden
The Trump administration failed to adequately consider the climate impacts of ConocoPhillip's plan, said the judge.