Numerous newly discovered massive craters across Siberia—believed to have been formed by methane gas exploding through a thawing permafrost—may be the latest visible signs that climate change is here, and it’s changing the very contours of the earth’s surface. A 100-foot crater was first spotted last summer in Yamal peninsula, a freezing cold land 2,000 Read more about Methane-Explosion Craters Could Be Latest Indicators of a Warming Planet[…]

Dozens of students on Thursday morning launched a sit-in at Harvard University to demand that the institution divest its $36.4 billion endowment—the largest college nest egg in the world—from fossil fuel companies, in step with a global movement to de-fund and de-legitimize the industries driving global warming. At the time of publication, over 30 students Read more about Harvard Students Launch Open-Ended Sit-In Demanding Full Divestment From Fossil Fuels[…]

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has asked the U.S. Department of Education to forgive the debt of hundreds of students who were forced into loans and thousands of dollars in tuition payments by the failing for-profit Corinthian Colleges. “Schools should not obtain public monies based on actions in violation of state law, and students should Read more about Duped by For-Profit Schools, Students Gain Big Allies in Push for Loan Forgiveness[…]

A Syrian man lost his legal bid on Monday to seek damages from the United States for the torture he suffered at the hands of U.S. authorities during his seven years at Guantanamo that continued a “Kafkaesque nightmare.” The setback for Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak al-Janko is a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Read more about No Legal Redress for Victim of 'Kafkaesque Nightmare' at Guantanamo[…]

The leading trade organization and lobbyist for the chemical industry left its computerized fingerprints all over a chemical safety reform bill being debated this week in Congress, according to “rudimentary digital forensics” performed by Hearst News Service. Click Here: New Zealand rugby store The findings, revealed the day before Wednesday’s Senate Environmental and Public Works Read more about A Chemical Safety Law with Industry's Red Pen (Literally) All Over It[…]

In an acknowledgement of the severity of the climate crisis, officials from the some of the world’s leading economic powers on Monday issued a joint statement calling for a “decarbonization of the global economy over the course of this century.” In a communique (pdf) issued on the second and final day of the G7 summit Read more about G7 Climate Goal Will 'Send Shivers Down the Spine' of Fossil Fuel Industry[…]

Lawmakers in Congress who remain wary of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement are raising further objections this week to the degree of secrecy surrounding briefings on the deal, with some arguing that the main reason at least one meeting has been registered “classified” is to help keep the American public ignorant about giveaways to Read more about Lawmakers Say TPP Meetings Classified To Keep Americans in the Dark[…]

Protests against the deadly attack at Tunisia’s National Bardo Museum continued on Thursday, with outraged demonstrators condemning extremism while vowing to continue the country’s fight for democracy. At least 20 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when two gunmen attacked the museum in Tunis midday on Wednesday. The two gunmen, identified as Yassine Read more about 'Targeting the Beacon of Democracy': In Wake of Attacks, Tunisians Mourn[…]

As a Saudi-led coalition continued to strike Houthi targets in Yemen for a fifth day, at least 45 people have been killed, and dozens more injured, in the northern part of the country after an air strike hit a camp for internally displaced people. According to Middle East Eye, Al-Mazrak Camp is home to at Read more about As Chaos in Yemen Continues, Air Strike Kills Dozens at Refugee Camp[…]

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced restrictions on new or expanded uses of harmful neonicotinoid pesticides that may pose risks to honey bees and other pollinators, but environmental groups say the moratorium—while welcome—does not go far enough. A day after Portland, Oregon’s city commission suspended the use of pesticides on its property to protect Read more about As EPA Restricts Some Pesticide Use, Defenders of Bees Call for More Action[…]