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100+ Groups Call on Bank of America to Drop Support for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
More than 100 organizations today called on Bank of America to publicly commit to no further financing for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and for Bank of America to urge others not to invest in the pipel…
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Farmworkers fearing toxic pesticide exposure fight for organic agriculture
Far too often, discussions about pesticides in the food system exclude the men, women, and children who plant, tend, and harvest our food.
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Tuesday Press Conference: Lawmakers Propose Citizen-Led Redistricting Commission to End Gerrymandering in North Carolina
North Carolina state senators and redistricting reform advocates on Tuesday will introduce legislation aimed at transforming the state’s voting maps, placing citizens at the center of the redistrict…
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First-Ever Legislation Incentivizing Plant-Based School Lunch Options Moves Forward in California
The California Assembly Education Committee has approved legislation incentivizing K-12 public schools across the state to offer healthier, climate-friendly lunch options.
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Bernhardt unfit to lead DOI
David Bernhardt is an industry crony who spent his career helping corporate polluters increase their profits and avoid regulation. If Bernhardt is confirmed, Big Oil will wield even more power and inf…
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Study shows pesticide levels drop dramatically after 1 week of eating organic
Can eating organic really reduce levels of pesticides in our bodies? A new peer-reviewed study published in the journal Environmental Research found that switching to an organic diet significantly red…
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Investors Beware: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Faces Multiple Legal, Regulatory Threats
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline was always a bad idea. But now it’s clearer than ever that it is a failure. If Dominion and Duke don’t drop the project soon, investors can only expect more cost hikes…
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TransCanada Loses Again in Latest Attempt to Begin Keystone XL Pipeline Construction
The Ninth Circuit made the right call in upholding the prohibition against construction activity by TransCanada. We do not need a foreign corporation disrupting Montana communities for a dangerous pro…
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Carnival Corporation makes bombshell claim to only use cleaner fuel on cruise ships in Arctic
Switching to a cleaner fuel while still carrying heavy fuel oil onboard doesn’t address the concerns about the long-term impact of a spill of this thick, tar-like oil in this fragile region.
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Groups Call on AFL-CIO to Support Green New Deal
With the energy committee’s position, the AFL joins climate deniers like the Koch brothers, the Republican Party and Big Oil. We encourage the AFL and other unions within it to rethink this position…