Mining in Minnesota halts as government considers 20-year ban
The Biden administration is considering a U.S. Forest Service application requesting a 20-year mining ban on national...
The entire state of California is now under drought emergency
A drought emergency has been declared for California. On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom made a statement urging...
99.9% of scientists agree climate crisis is caused by humans
99.9% of scientists globally agree that burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal is the main cause of climate...
Cleanup device removes 20,000 pounds of ocean plastic
A new device successfully hauled 20,000 pounds of trash out of the Pacific Ocean last week. This technology could...
United Nations rejects youth activist climate petition
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child declined to rule on a complaint filed by youth activists...
Underwater coral gardens may help avoid a biodiversity meltdown
Planting diverse corals under the sea could help save threatened coral reef ecosystems, according to a new study published...
Scottish climate activist shames Shell CEO
At a public talk at the Ted Countdown Summit in Edinburgh last Thursday, participants played to type. Royal Dutch Shell CEO...
Florida scientists are using a radar prototype in the Everglades
Florida scientists are working on a new way to identify greenhouse gas-emitting hot spots in the Everglades. The...
Drought drops Lake Tahoe's water level dangerously low
It’s been a bad year for Lake Tahoe. A usually busy summer season saw empty shorelines as people evacuated...
Earth has lost 14% of its coral reefs in less than a decade
A new report released by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network found that up to 14% of the world's coral reefs...
World Green Building Council fights for zero carbon
The World Green Building Council's mission is to mitigate the high environmental impact caused by the building...
Climate protests are coming to the White House, and you can join
The Build Back Fossil Free coalition will descend on Washington D.C. in protests this October. Planned for Oct....
Coffee prices spike, thanks to climate change
If melting polar ice caps and a deforested Amazon seem too far away to be real, many consumers may soon get an...
Youths in the Philippines protest for climate action
On Friday, youths in the Philippines organized demonstrations to raise awareness about the climate crisis. They...
US and China make big climate pledges at UN General Assembly
Two of the world's largest economies — and by far the largest carbon contributors — have committed to stop...
