AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatarFederal Probes, Sick Animals, and Fed-Up Vets: The Miami Seaquarium Is on the Brink of Collapseverified_publisherThe Intercept - Prem ThakkerSeveral veterinary staff recently quit the notorious oceanarium in protest of an environment they say is unfit for animal care. Black mold growing in …
AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatarVinyl Chloride Industry Keeps Expanding Despite East Palestine Disasterverified_publisherThe Intercept - Schuyler MitchellProposed laws to curtail the use of PVC plastics have failed amid heavy lobbying. When a Norfolk Southern train derailed last February in East …
AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatar“Certainly Intimidation”: Louisiana Sues EPA for Emails With Journalists and Cancer Alley Residentsverified_publisherThe Intercept - Delaney Nolan, Oliver LaughlandThe state’s far-right government is escalating its fight against environmental protection with a rare use of public records law. Louisiana’s far-right …
AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatarThe EPA Is Backing Down From Environmental Justice Cases Nationwideverified_publisherThe Intercept - Delaney NolanThe agency has pumped the brakes on Civil Rights Act investigations out of apparent fear that a Louisiana challenge could make it to the Supreme …
AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatarGrizzly Bear Poachers Flout the Endangered Species Act — and Get Away With Itverified_publisherThe Intercept - Ryan Devereaux, Jimmy TobiasCo-published in partnership with High Country News and Montana Free Press. It was hunting season in Wyoming’s Shoshone National Forest, and the Marine …
AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatarThe Rise and Rollout of AOC’s Green New Dealverified_publisherThe Intercept - Ryan GrimThe Green New Deal sputtered on launch yet still made it into global orbit. Left policymakers can learn from the experience. Ahead of the publication …
AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatarLeading News Outlets Are Doing the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Greenwashingverified_publisherThe Intercept - Amy Westervelt, Matthew GreenSeven of the world’s “most trusted” media companies produce and promote content touting the key talking points of oil and gas. In a recent episode of …
AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatarNew Yorkers Voted to Put Environmental Rights in Their Constitution — but the Attorney General Is Fighting Backverified_publisherThe Intercept - Rebecca RedelmeierResidents say a hazardous waste incinerator’s emissions violate their new constitutional right to a “healthful environment.” COHOES, N.Y. — In a small …
AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatarUnproven “Advanced Recycling” Facilities Have Received Millions in Public Subsidiesverified_publisherThe Intercept - Schuyler MitchellThe petrochemical industry is lobbying for “advanced recycling” as a solution to plastic pollution, but a new report reveals a troubling track record …
AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatarWhen Idiot Savants Do Climate Economicsverified_publisherThe Intercept - Christopher KetchamHow an elite clique of math-addled economists hijacked climate policy. William Nordhaus, who turned 82 this year, was the first economist in our time …
AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatarInside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summitverified_publisherThe Intercept - Ben Stockton, Amy WesterveltSultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s national oil company, secured the COP28 presidency despite questions over his green credentials. John Kerry looked …
AvatarThe InterceptAvatarAvatarThey Promised “Advanced Recycling” for Plastics and Delivered Toxic Wasteverified_publisherThe Intercept - Schuyler MitchellCo-published in partnership with The Assembly and Carolina Public Press. Head south on state Highway 96, past a stretch of soybean crops and tobacco …