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ExxonMobil is no stranger to environmental lawsuits, but the latest attack on the oil & gas giant’s recycling marketing practices…
California sued ExxonMobil Monday, alleging it deceived the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the…
Carbon credits are literally going up in smoke as wildfires threaten their sustainability
One of the biggest forest fires in California’s history has burned through nearly 430,000 acres, putting at risk millions of…
$3 billion energy giant admits violating pollution limits in Louisiana—just like it did in Mississippi
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple…
A 59-year-old widow has been forced to use a breathing tube and skyrocketing demand for wood pellets in the EU might be to blame
This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins’ home that she sometimes heard…
Kenya launched a fertilizer subsidy in 2008 and now farmers say the soil is dying and chemical fertilizers that make the land acidic are to blame
When Benson Wanjala started farming in his western Kenya village two and a half decades ago, his 10-acre farm could…
When people tend to think of plastic pollution and the oceans, they usually think of discarded soda bottles and containers…
EPA awards $4.3 billions to fund projects in 30 states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution.…
According to a United Nations paper and media reports analyzed by Statista, 91 countries and territories in the world have…
Amsterdam has long wanted to keep ‘nuisance’ tourists away. First, it banned new hotels and now, it plans to ban cruises
Amsterdam is fed up with its tourist deluge. The Dutch city attracts all types of visitors—whether they’re coming to party…