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Independent Tests Find Lead, Other Toxins After Louisiana Oil Plant Explosion
The EPA did not test soil on local properties in the predominantly Black town of Roseland after the August 22 blast.
Old Forests Are Being Cut at Faster Pace Since Biden’s Order Protecting Them
The Bureau of Land Management has continued to approve logging projects that will harm the climate.
Over 2,700 Wildfires Reported in the Amazon in the First 11 Days of October
Indigenous tribes in the region call on the Brazilian government to declare a climate emergency.
Trump’s Removal of Protections for Old-Growth Trees Was Illegal, Judge Rules
A Trump appointee rolled back protections in six national forests two days before the administration's term ended.
COP26 Pledge to Reverse Deforestration Is Not on Track to Be Met, Analysis Finds
Advocates say reversing deforestation is key to avoiding the worst consequences of the climate and biodiversity crises.
Mass Death of Sequoias Is the Harbinger of Earth Systems Collapse
We have entered an era where burned forests may not return unless we cool Earth to below the tipping point.
Logging Is Slashing US Forests’ Ability to Absorb Carbon by Over One-Third
Some major environmental organizations are complicit in logging policies that perpetuate environmental injustices.
Trump’s Forest Service Issues Plan to Open Largest US National Forest to Logging
Alaskan tribes said, “[F]ull exemption for development activities would forever harm our homelands.”
West Coast Wildfires Underscore Ominous Global Trend: Forests Are Dying
Trees are resilient, but the current rate of atmospheric warming is driving changes faster than forests can adapt to.
Europe Drives Destruction of US Forests in the Name of Fighting Climate Change
U.S. forests are being chopped down to feed the EU’s voracious demand for wood pellets to generate biomass electricity.