Environment

Americas

In Shocking Role Reversal, Ecuador Ordered to Pay Chevron $220 Million

Katie Surma / Inside Climate News Dec 11, 2025 Indigenous communities have lived with toxic pollution from Texaco’s operations for decades. Now, the victims are being forced to pay Chevron, which acquired Texaco in 2001. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Science

The EPA Website Got the Basics of Climate Science Right — Until Last Week

Kate Yoder / Grist Dec 11, 2025 The Trump administration purged 80 pages of facts about climate change — including that it's caused by humans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Exxon’s Next Supreme Court Play

Emily Sanders / DeSmog Dec 9, 2025 Oil companies are once again asking the high court to intervene in climate deception lawsuits across the U.S. — part of an all-hands-on-deck effort by Big Oil and the Trump administration to shut the cases down. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Labor

What It’s Like to Work for the Billionaire ‘Nickel King’

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Dec 9, 2025 Labor activists are exposing deadly conditions for Indonesian workers who process battery nickel for Teslas and other electric cars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Activism

After COP30, Indigenous Advocates Celebrate Gains While Warning of Unfinished Work

Anita Hofschneider / Grist Dec 8, 2025 “They can’t decide for us without us.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Fight to Stop Data Center Creep

Zeb Larson / Truthdig Dec 8, 2025 Generative AI isn’t inevitable, and people are already fighting hard to keep power-hungry data centers out of their communities. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Destroying the American West for Cheap Steak

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2025 A major new investigation details how the Trump administration is further empowering a pampered and lawless cattle industry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dig Scape

Fiery Car Catastrophe

bart plantenga / Truthdig Dec 5, 2025 A sonic exploration of the relation between motor vehicles, pollution & extreme weather incidents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

Climate Study: The World Needs to Change Its Diet by 2050

Gaea Cabico / Sentient Dec 4, 2025 Researchers estimate that 44% of the population in 2012 had dietary habits fueling food-related emissions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Indigenous Climate Litigants Keep Fighting

Amal Ahmed / High Country News Nov 26, 2025 After disappointing losses in Alaska and Montana, a climate case is making strides in New Mexico. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

WaPo Goes to Bat for Data Centers

Peter Tucker / FAIR Nov 25, 2025 The Post may believe that democracy dies in darkness, but it certainly doesn't believe it needs to disclose owner Jeff Bezos' heavy investment in data centers. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Big Pharma Pushes Back on State PFAS Regulations

Claudia López Lloreda / Undark Nov 25, 2025 Drugmakers claim that broad state PFAS laws are overly burdensome. But environmental health experts aren’t convinced. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )