Single-use plastic bag recycling seems like the right thing to do, but only a tiny portion of our plastic bags get recycled. Mostly, they end up being incinerated, or piled up in landfills, where they slowly break down into microplastics.
Robert King has nursed neglected dams back to health for more than 30 years. He says his story shows how regular people concerned about climate change can make a difference.
In June, the state of Hawai’i agreed to cut carbon emissions in a historic climate case settlement. This is a big win with implications for communities in New England and beyond.
Local anti-wind citizens’ groups are using pro-environment rhetoric to turn public opinion against offshore wind, a tactic borrowed from fossil fuel companies.
We have no time to waste and no tolerance for the false narratives peddled by the fossil fuel industry in the media and in the courts.
In its ruling against “Chevron deference” the Supreme Court has eroded the environmental and health protections we rely on.
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned 40 years of precedent and practice comprising the “Chevron doctrine,” under which federal courts defer to an agency’s interpretation of ambiguous legal terms when Congress has given that agency authority to implement the law.
Toxic blue-green algae makes it dangerous to swim for humans and animals, and climate change is making it worse.
Ship and boat strikes and entanglements in fishing gear are harming right whale families.
Electrifying Massachusetts’ commuter rail can help reduce pollution and improve service, particularly for environmental justice communities. We are making strides in that direction.
