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New Roundup weedkiller 45 times more toxic to human health
Roundup products still contain glyphosate, and eight new Roundup products contain chemicals of dramatically greater concern. Read More
New Report: California’s manure biogas subsidies are devastating local communities
Across California, people of color, Latine & Native American residents are significantly more likely to reside closer to CAFOs — and the pollution they cause. Read More
Major Banks Fueling Biodiversity Collapse by $395 Billion Since the Paris Agreement; Governments Failing to Reign in Banks
As the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16 approaches, new research released by the Forests and Finance Coalition reveals that the world’s major banks have funneled over US $395 billion in credit to sectors driving deforestation and human rights abuses in tropical forests since the adoption of the Paris Agreement. Read More
Exiting Petrochemicals: Groups Call On Financial Institutions to Stop Financing Major Driver of Climate Change
Plastics and the 16,000 chemicals used to make them contaminate food, water, air, blood, and even breastmilk. Read More
EXIM Finances $690 million for Malaysia Petrochemicals as US Scrambles to Prove Climate Chops for COP29
The US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) voted to approve a massive financing deal for a petrochemical project in Malaysia, compromising US’ climate pledges in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in November. Read More
Conservationists seek to defend basic federal oil and gas fiscal reforms from industry complaint
Conservation groups filed a formal legal request to intervene in an industry lawsuit and defend the Biden Administration's oil and gas leasing rule, which contains much-needed reforms regarding bonding and royalty rates for drilling. Read More
38 New York Lawmakers Call on Gov. Hochul to Position New York as Global Climate Leader by Signing the TREES Act
This week, 38 New York legislators are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to protect the world’s rainforests and sign the Tropical Rainforest Economic & Environmental Sustainability (TREES) Act. Read More
Climate Week Panel: Experts Discuss Benefits of TREES Act During Climate Week
Local and global leaders gathered for a New York Climate Week panel event to discuss how New York can combat deforestation and the climate crisis through policy action and sustainable supply chains. Read More
Russia-Backed Media Group’s Climate Lies on Social Media
Climate content from the allegedly Russia-funded operation is indistinguishable from other far-right and fossil-fuel backed disinformation. Read More
Healthy, Climate-Friendly School Meals Are on the Rise in California
California has pushed farther in investing state funding for free and nutritious student meals that offer plant-based options, according to a new report that tracks progress on plant-based options over a five-year period and highlights success stories from across the state. Read More