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One Year On, Trump is Losing the Battle over Coal

Despite Donald Trump's best efforts, "coal’s share of the power mix is declining, and wind and solar remain the fastest-growing US sources of electricity"

Air Pollution Kills 9 Million; Costs $5 Trillion A Year

Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and death in the world today, responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths.

Paris Proposes Ban on All Internal Combustion Cars by 2030

Officials in Paris have announced they plan to banish all gasoline and diesel cars by 2030

Big Oil to Blame for Harvey’s Toxic Legacy

Yesterday, the Governor of Texas warned that the bill for reconstruction after Superstorm Harvey could be as high as $180 billion.

Protesters Continue to Defy Shell by Occuping Plant in Nigeria

The decades’ long struggle for social and environmental justice in the Niger Delta continues, largely unseen by the wider world.

UK Bans All New Petrol and Diesel Cars from 2040

The UK has followed France in banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040, as part of its plan to tackle chronic air pollution in cities.

The “Expendables” Fight Back In Toxic Coal Ash Suit

"I call them ‘the expendables'. These men were treated like collateral damage, and they fell between the cracks in this toxic place.”

US Coast Guard: We Won’t Recover Oil if There’s a Spill in the Arctic

In a devastating rebuke to Donald Trump, the head of the US Coast Guard has admitted the United States is not ready to clean up an oil spill in the Arctic.

Uganda and Tanzania Sign Deal for Major Oil Pipeline

The new 1,400 km East African Crude Oil Pipeline and resulting oil boom in Uganda could bring significant problems to the region. We only have to look at Nigeria and its 60 year spiral of pollution, corruption and violence to know that often oil is a curse rather than a blessing.

Trump Goes From Climate Denier to Climate Destroyer

There is a new climate villain in town. Later today, President Donald Trump will deliberately go from a climate denier to a climate destroyer.