Shellfish farmers push to use pesticides in oyster beds
Pesticide use for oyster beds is once again threatening Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay. Shellfish growers are making...
Bottle recycling in Oregon hits 90 percent record high
Oregon is seeing record-breaking recycling rates for their progressive movement dating back to 1971. As the first...
Lawmakers are pushing gadget manufacturers with the Right to Repair movement
The amount of electronics that we are throwing away each year is growing at an exponential rate, and this toxic...
Maryland just banned the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores
Maryland just became the second state in America to ban pet stores from selling puppies and kittens. Animal rights...
California bill could ban all new fossil-fueled cars by 2040
California could ban all new fossil fuel cars from 2040 under a bill introduced this week by Assemblymember Phil...
Indiana governor delivers blow to solar industry
The solar industry provides three times as many jobs in the state of Indiana as natural gas, but governor Eric...
Maryland is about to become the third US state to ban fracking
Maryland's House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, earlier this...
Maryland House passes bill to ban fracking
Legislation to ban hydraulic fracturing in Maryland found overwhelming support in the state's House of Delegates....
California introduces its own 100% renewable energy bill
Massachusetts recently introduced a bill to derive 100 percent of the state's energy from renewables, and now California...
North Dakota lawmaker wants to make it legal to run over protesters
In response to the protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline, one lawmaker, Keith Kempenich, has introduced a bill...
Michigan just made driverless car history with a monumental new law
Michigan just became the first state in America to establish self-driving car regulations for use, testing, and...
Lead pipes in Flint, Michigan are finally being replaced
Months after the Flint, Michigan water crisis emerged, residents still can't obtain clean drinking water straight...
Proposed Italian law would jail parents of vegan children
A new bill before the Italian parliament could make it illegal for parents to feed their children a vegan diet...
Don’t let Monsanto and Whole Foods kill GMO labeling
A first-of-its-kind law requiring foods sold in Vermont to declare whether or not they contain genetically modified...
Germany just banned fracking for all practical purposes
On June 24, German lawmakers approved a measure that, for all practical purposes, bans fracking within the European...
Florida drops new fracking bill after public outcry
When a fracking bill introduced in the Florida state senate was met with public outcry, senators dropped the measure...
Why is Canada refusing to protect 76 endangered species?
Canada has chosen to reject an agreement to protect 76 endangered plant and animal species from international...
Poll Shows Voters Do Want Climate Change Action Despite Silence on the Issue
A recent survey conducted by YouGov and the Huffington Post has revealed that voters in this week's midterms consider...
US Forest Service to Demand up to $1,500 for Commercial Photography Permits in Wilderness Areas
The U.S. Forest Service just announced plans to finalize fees for commercial photography and filming in wilderness...
Dart Container Wants to Collect and Recycle New York’s Styrofoam Waste
Outgoing NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg has been on a mission to clean up the city by banning Styrofoam cups and...
House Budget for NASA Calls for Half-Trillion Dollar Mars Colony, Cuts Renewable Energy Research
Interplanetary exploration is certainly a noble endeavor, but when it comes to caring for a planet, politicians...
California Bill Introduced to Lower Sales Tax on Plug-in Electric Vehicles
Many of us would love to own a shiny new car, especially if that vehicle were at the forefront of cutting-edge...
Kansas Seeks to Outlaw Sustainable Development Through State Law
A new Kansas state house bill introduced by the Committee on Energy and the Environment is seeking to outlaw sustainable...
UK Horses Go On Transit Strike Until Horse Meat Contamination Scandal is Resolved
Image modified from Shutterstock photo This week the lead representative of the UK horse teamsters union traveled...
President Obama Proposes $2 Billion in Funding to Replace Fossil Fuels
Now that the sequester is in full swing, President Obama is proposing new sources of funding to finance his clean...
Greece Installed 300MW of Solar PV in January Alone!
Even during an economic and political crisis, Greece has reason to boast. The country installed an amazing 300...
NYC Considers Banning Styrofoam at All Food-Service Facilities
Photo credit: Flickr/dotpolka New York City is continuing its war against trash, this time with a possible styrofoam...
Independent UK Panel Says that Parts of “Climategate” are an Illusion
The story of the e-mail leaks from the University of East Anglia in the UK has now come to one -- of what we're...
It’s National Call Week – Tell Your Senator You Want Clean Energy!
If you're bummed that you missed yesterday's National Call-In Day on Clean Energy & Climate Legislation, there's...