Environment

2023 Was a Big Year for Climate Litigation

Dana Drugmand / DeSmog Dec 29, 2023 From a groundbreaking trial in Montana to a “truly historic” human rights hearing in Europe, legal liability for climate change took big steps forward this year. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Vows to Prosecute Fossil Fuel CEOs

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Sep 20, 2019 At a climate-change town hall, the 2020 hopeful says those who "lied to the American people" in a "bold-faced way" must be held accountable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s New Nuclear Instability

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 30, 2016 Trump's finger on the nuclear trigger is a terrifying prospect. The anti-nuclear movement needs to go on high alert to make sure that trigger never gets pulled. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nobel Scientists Ask Greenpeace to Abandon Campaign Against Genetically Modified Crops

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2016 More than 100 Nobel laureates—about a third of those living—signed a letter urging the environmental advocacy group to end its opposition to the cultivation of genetically modified food. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Greenpeace: Leaked Documents Show U.S. Attempts to Weaken Environmental and Health Protections

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2016 According to the environmental organization, leaked documents from negotiations for the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP -- an international trade deal -- reveal a legal program that would exchange national sovereignty for rule by corporations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Days of Revolt’: Chris Hedges Talks With ‘Cowspiracy’ Directors (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2016 The film's directors Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn discuss the environmental effects of the animal agriculture industry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democracy in Action: Arrests at Capitol Building Protests Top 1,400

Emma Niles / Truthdig Apr 19, 2016 Over the past week, Democracy Spring and Democracy Awakening activists lobbied members of Congress for campaign finance and voter-law reforms. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

2015 in Review: Amid the Gloom Covering Our Planet, Some Rays of Light

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 22, 2015 On the winter solstice, a Truthdig review of the year's environmental stories finds cause for hope in our poison-riddled world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Climate Change and the Road Through Paris

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 17, 2015 "I see a lot of back-slapping, a lot of self-congratulation, and I see very little in terms of the actual substance that is required to avert climate breakdown." "I see a lot of back-slapping, a lot of self-congratulation, and I see very little in terms of the actual substance that is required to avert climate breakdown." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Greenpeace Sting Exposes Academics Hired as Climate-Change Deniers

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Dec 9, 2015 Professors from major U.S. institutions agreed to write reports promoting the benefits of CO2—and said they did not need to disclose fossil fuel funding. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

People’s Global Climate March 2015: Taking to the Streets for Our Future

By Common Dreams staff Nov 30, 2015 On the biggest day of climate change activism ever seen worldwide, millions of people are joining in Sunday, at more than 2,500 events around the globe, using people power to put pressure on world leaders to unite in fighting global warming at the COP21 summit opening Monday in Paris. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: French Agent in Fatal 1985 Bombing of Greenpeace Ship Breaks Silence

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 9, 2015 The intelligence agent who led a French secret service mission that blew up the Greenpeace flagship vessel Rainbow Warrior, killing a photographer in Auckland, New Zealand, 30 years ago has apologized for his actions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )