Atlantic hurricane season shows no signs of slowing
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is well underway, and atmospheric and oceanic conditions remain conducive for an above-average hurricane season, according to the annual mid-season update issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division...
Mounting wildlife death tolls underscore NSW councils rejection of shark nets
Data released today by the NSW Department of Primary Industries (‘DPI’) shows a staggering 89% of marine animals caught in NSW shark nets during the 2020-2021 season were non-target species such as dolphins, turtles,...
Earth Overshoot Day creeps back to July 29
GLASGOW, UK — June 4th, 2021 — Earth Overshoot Day 2021 lands on July 29, Councillor Susan Aitken, the Leader of Glasgow City Council, announced today on behalf of Global Footprint Network and the...
First Tasmanian devil joeys born on mainland Australia in the wild in 3,000 years
The wilds of mainland Australia are experiencing a special kind of baby boom—one that hasn’t happened there in more than 3,000 years. Aussie Ark, in partnership with Re:wild and WildArk, are celebrating the birth...
Brands Back Call for Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining
Four leading global companies today announced their support for a global moratorium on deep seabed mining. Initiated by BMW Group and WWF, and signed by Samsung SDI, Google and Volvo Group, the companies join...
New Zealand continues to disregard biodiversity targets, lobbies for more bottom trawling
New Zealand is fast developing a reputation as a South Pacific vandal, says Greenpeace, as the government continues to fight against increased ocean protection.
At the upcoming meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management...
Canada must deliver on climate change following Biden victory
Vancouver, B.C. – Ecojustice Climate Program Director Alan Andrews issued the following statement in response to Joe Biden’s election as the next president of the United States:
“The next president of the United States, Joe...
EDF to Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback of Methane Standards for Oil and Gas...
Today EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed two rules that weaken or eliminate key safeguards that reduce oil-and-gas sector methane pollution, a potent greenhouse gas. In response, Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp issued the...
All Signs Point to an Environmental Failure for Trump’s NAFTA 2.0
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, the Trump administration signed a tentative deal with Mexico and Canada to make revisions to Trump’s NAFTA 2.0. While details of the deal are still pending, a factsheet from the...
Trump to Quit Paris Accord, End U.S. Obstruction of Global Climate Progress
WASHINGTON— President Trump today will submit the official withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change. Trump’s withdrawal comes days after the Chilean government cancelled its plan to host...
Trump Administration Weakens Post-Deepwater Horizon Offshore Drilling Safety Regs
Rule repeal will remove critical safeguards to prevent another well blowout and oil spill.
The Trump administration today is expected to issue a rule rolling back safety regulations designed to prevent another Deepwater Horizon tragedy....
EDF, NRDC Sue Trump’s EPA for Hiding Critical Analysis on the Clean Cars Rollback
(Washington, D.C. – December 3, 2018) Environmental Defense Fund and the Natural Resources Defense Council are suing the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency over the agency’s failure to release crucial materials relevant to its...
