From Norway to Peru, U.S. to Philippines, A Tsunami Of Activists Suing for Climate Justice

A groundswell of litigation actions against the perpetrators of climate change is emerging across the globe.

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Local Bans on Fracking Hang in the Balance in Colorado Ballot Fight

Funded largely by the oil and gas industry, Amendment 71 would put big hurdles in Colorado's relatively easy path to changing its state constitution.

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The Climate Movement Has to Elect Hillary Clinton—and Then Give Her Hell

Clinton’s no friend of the earth, but she can be pressured.

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650,000 American Children Attend School Within 1 Mile of a Fracking Site

In the nine states examined in a new report, 1,947 child care facilities, 1,376 schools, 236 nursing care providers and 103 hospitals are located within a one-mile radius of fracked wells across the U.S.

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People Vs Big Oil, Part I: Washington Victory Over Shell Oil Trains Signals A Turning Tide

Until 2016, the oil industry had been able to play trains and pipelines off each other – now, both are under relentless attack by indigenous people, public interest groups, environmental activists and a growing public consciousness.

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The Time Is Now for Direct Action on Climate Change

We're in an emergency, and no one in power is treating it as such. What has a chance of waking politicians of their torpor and spurring them – spurring all of us – to act with the clarity and determination the situation requires?

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After Landmark Ruling Allows Fracking In Lancashire, U.K. Gears for Direct Action Protests

“We’ve exhausted every democratic process available to us – the petitions, the planning objections, the lobbying of MPs, the public meetings," said Tina Rothery, who predicts a new wave of direct actions will follow.

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The World Has Passed A Dangerous CO2 Pollution Threshold, But Climate Deniers Still Push U.S. Inaction

As we surpass dangerous CO2 pollution levels and the evidence of climate change is visible all over the U.S., we’re still a country ruled largely by climate change deniers. Worse still, we don’t seem all that concerned by that fact.

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Standing Rock Joins the World’s Indigenous Fighting For Land and Life

Military-style troops confronted Dakota Access water defenders recently, underscoring the common narrative U.S. tribes share with the world’s Indigenous Peoples.

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Standing Firm at Standing Rock: Why the Struggle is Bigger Than One Pipeline

For indigenous people, the fight to halt the Dakota Access Pipeline is about reviving a way of life.

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