"The chemical industry has known for decades that ingested microplastic particles can reach vital organs, an investigation has found."
"In the final stretch of their midterm drive to gain control of Congress, Democratic candidates are talking mostly about the pain of high energy costs, not the risks of climate change." "Activists view November’s midterm elections as crucial for curbing Trump’s fossil fuel agenda and building a foundation for renewed action."
"A new Washington Post investigation has found that as fruit and vegetables are increasingly coming from Mexico, the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of produce manufacturers in the country has been minimal. In recent years, 34 percent of fresh vegetables and 59 percent of fresh fruit available in the U.S. were imported."
"A historic gathering of First Nations leaders with Canadian and Provincial leaders was hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney on October 26. It was the first such meeting in over two decades. Although it was considered a landmark gathering, the meeting was boycotted by many First Nations and skipped by a couple of provincial premiers."
"Staff at an Oklahoma regulatory agency spent over a year building a case against Citation Oil & Gas, a company notorious for oil field pollution. Instead of disciplining the company, agency leaders chose to let it resume operations."
"Nearly a third of local agencies running Central Valley levees have kept up “unacceptable” maintenance, some for years, and the state hasn’t stepped in."
"The sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction."
"Headlines say the dirtiest fossil fuel is “back in fashion” — but there's much more to the story."
"Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest near the town of Muhos in rural northern Finland. Now they are all gone."
"When 83-year-old Sam Getsinger thinks about the future, she pictures her five grandchildren and the world she wants to leave them. An important part of that world, Getsinger said, is a healthy democracy. So when she first heard about an initiative to limit Michigan utilities’ influence in political campaigns, she immediately volunteered to support it."
