“The G7 countries have once again proved that they are morally bankrupt and have no real intention to solve the climate crisis and take responsibility for this crisis caused by their disproportionate use and relentless support for fossil fuels.”‘ By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams Fixed the poster for you, Chancellor @OlafScholz đź‘‹ You thought we […]
Update: The Supreme Court decision in  WV v. EPA was handed down Thursday morning. See our full coverage here: Kagan: SCOTUS has stripped the EPA of the power Congress gave it to respond to climate change In WV v. EPA, SCOTUS drops carbon bomb on the planet WRI: SCOTUS curtails EPA’s authority to regulate power plant […]
Update: The Supreme Court decision in  WV v. EPA was handed down Thursday morning. See our full coverage here: Kagan: SCOTUS has stripped the EPA of the power Congress gave it to respond to climate change In WV v. EPA, SCOTUS drops carbon bomb on the planet WRI: SCOTUS curtails EPA’s authority to regulate power plant […]
While applauding the Biden administration’s new “baby steps” to address “forever chemicals” in drinking water, green groups this week also emphasized that far more sweeping action is needed to protect people and the planet. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams “This is a step in the right direction,” said Stel Bailey, co-facilitator of the National PFAS Contamination […]
Leading up to the next global climate summit in November, a report released Thursday uses climate mis- and disinformation related to last year’s conference to spotlight emerging strategies that impede action and to offer Big Tech and government clear solutions. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams The report—entitled Deny, Deceive, Delay: Documenting and Responding to Climate Disinformation at COP26 and […]
In a clear show of support for the youth who have been fighting for a landmark U.S. constitutional climate case since 2015, the People vs. Fossil Fuels coalition this week launched a petition urging the Biden administration to “end its opposition to Juliana v. United States proceeding to trial.” By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams The effort comes after settlement talks […]
Leading up to a vote on a pair of ordinances in California’s Ventura County, an environmental advocacy group on Wednesday accused the fossil fuel industry of trying to “hijack democracy.” By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams That charge from Food & Water Watch (FWW) followed the Ventura County Star‘s new reporting on Big Oil spending millions of dollars in a bid to […]
While welcoming the Biden administration’s decision to cancel three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, conservation and climate groups on Thursday also renewed demands for an end to all offshore drilling in U.S. waters. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams The U.S. Interior Department explained in a statement late […]
As scientists continue to raise alarm (Climate Chaos NOW: Earth has 50% chance of hitting 1.5°C of warming in FOUR YEARS), a climate campaign launched Tuesday spotlights 30 corporations using the U.S. and European bond markets to drive planet-heating coal, gas, and oil expansion. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams The Toxic Bonds initiative found that the […]
Research revealed Wednesday that many tested children’s products, including those labeled “green” or “nontoxic,” contain “forever chemicals.” The analysis of bedding, clothing, and funishings for kids—published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology—follows other recent reports that have found per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in household products, particularly those marketed as nonstick and stain- or water-resistant. By Jessica […]
The award-winning documentary titled YOUTH v GOV premiered globally on the streaming platform Netflix Friday as the youth plaintiffs featured in the film await a decision that could put their historic climate lawsuit on a path to trial. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams “In under two hours, you get an inside look at nearly seven years of Juliana […]
Advocacy groups on Tuesday blasted new efforts by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin to strike a deal with the GOP on climate legislation after months of the West Virginia Democrat preventing the House-approved Build Back Better Act from reaching President Joe Biden’s desk. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams Manchin and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) organized a Monday night meeting […]
A new online tool launched Wednesday by a U.S.-based advocacy group details how international public finance is continuing to fuel the climate emergency rather than sufficiently funding a just transition to clean energy. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams Oil Change International (OCI) unveiled its Public Finance for Energy Database—accessible at energyfinance.org—along with a briefing that lays out key findings, why the […]
While welcoming the White House’s move Tuesday to repair some of the damage that the Trump administration did to a federal law known as “the Magna Carta of environmental legislation,” green groups also urged President Joe Biden to go even further. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) finalized its “phase 1” rule for the National Environmental Policy […]
The nonprofit Earthworks on Tuesday revealed how eight fossil fuel giants use “confusing jargon, false solutions, and misleading metrics” to distort “the severity of ongoing harm to health and climate from the oil and gas sector by helping companies lower reported emissions and claim climate action without actually reducing emissions.” By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams The […]