Inside Climate News: ‘Irresponsible’ Western Lifestyles Push the World to ‘the Breaking Point’ on Climate
Pope Francis, the 86-year-old leader of the 1.3 billion-member Catholic Church, bluntly urges more aggressive action to curb emissions at the next U.N. climate meeting in eight weeks. Taking aim at the United States and
GOOD NEWS – Calif Environmental Voters: Governor Newsom Signed SB 253 And SB 261 Into Law Today!
SB 253, which requires the largest corporations to measure and publicly disclose their direct and indirect pollution (all of it!), will have global impacts in our fight to reduce pollution. It is the biggest climate
Earthjustice: What’s Killing the Salmon in Our Urban Streams? A Mystery is Now Solved.
For years, a mysterious phenomenon called “urban runoff mortality syndrome” has been decimating salmon returning to freshwater streams to spawn in the Pacific Northwest. The syndrome can kill up to 100% of salmon in an
GOOD NEWS • Raptors Are The Solution: California Expands Toxic Rat Poison Ban
Governor Newsom signed AB 1322 into law today! It will crack down on deadly diphacinone and prevent more poisonings of raptors including great horned owls (like this beautiful one in flight by Pamela Rose Hawken)
Canary Media, Sept 25: Is graphene a cleantech supermaterial? This startup thinks so
Since its discovery in 2004, graphene has been heralded as a miracle material. Lighter and stronger than steel and as hard as a diamond, it’s also a robust and flexible conductor of electrical and thermal
Calif Marine Sanctuary Foundation: California’s Newest Gold Rush – Floating Offshore Wind
Last year California auctioned off five wind farm lease areas in the northern and central parts of our coast, with winning bids totaling $757 million dollars. The installation of floating wind turbines will help us
GOOD NEWS • Three California Tribal Nations Declare First U.S. Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area
Native News Online – It’s an unprecedented day for Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous-led coastal conservation as three federally-recognized California Tribal Nations announce the Yurok-Tolowa-Dee-ni’ Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area – the first-ever ocean protection area designated
UMass Amherst Study: Wealthiest 10% of Americans Responsible for 40% of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
According to a new University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) study, Americans whose income is in the top 10 percent are responsible for 40 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the country. It’s
Phys.org, May 31: Secret industry documents reveal that makers of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ covered up their health dangers
“The chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook when they discovered and suppressed their knowledge of health harms caused by exposure to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), according to an analysis of
GOOD NEWS • Environteers Founder Carman Honored
Santa Cruz Sentinel – “For his work creating an online hub of local environmental organizations, news, volunteer opportunities and events, Andy Carman, founder and director of Environteers, was selected as a finalist in the Sentinel’s