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Bumblebees Decimated by Climate Change: Study
All bees — all pollinators, actually — are under stress these days, but bumblebees are especially affected by climate change, according to a new study. Other species are mitigating the effects of…
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Court upholds ban on contractor pay-to-play donations
Earlier this week, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected a challenge to the 1974 ban on campaign contributions by federal contractors. Ruling on Wagner v. FEC, the 11-member court col…
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EPA spending bill pulled from House floor
House leaders’ decision to pull the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency spending bill from a vote Thursday benefits environmental groups, at least for a short time. Obama de…
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Environmentalists Aren’t Sorry Confederate Flag Debate Threatens Bill To Cut EPA Funding
Here’s one group that’s not very disappointed that a major House appropriations bill has gotten bogged down in a fight over the Confederate flag: environmental advocates. The bill, which…
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House leadership pulls Interior, EPA Spending bill over Confederate Flag
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning House Republican leadership pulled HR 2822, The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act, 2016, over a controversial amendment that would have stripped a provi…
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Cruise industry eyes Cuba
The Obama administration’s plans to normalize relations with Cuba and the introduction of legislation to relax travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba have launched a tourism frenzy — and the…
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House re-opens assault against EPA, Interior
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House begins voting today on HR 2822, The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act, 2016. The bill would cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by $718 mi…
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When Wilmar finishes, we have no future left: New report on Nigerian palm oil land grabs
The oil palm tree is native to West Africa and palm oil, in its rawest form, is a staple of the West African diet. So, while it is new to Western consumers as an ingredient in roughly half of our pack…
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Worlds largest palm oil trader comes under scrutiny for land grab in Nigeria
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report scrutinizes leading global palm oil trader Wilmar International Ltd. (WLIL.SI) for abuses of human and environmental rights in a large-scale land acquisition in Cross…
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Clinton emails may revive environmental group’s lawsuit
Hundreds of emails reveal that Clinton’s staff was concerned over the agency’s response to FOIA requests. An environmental group whose request for records related to the Keystone Pipeline…