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EcoWatch's Best of Summer Photo Contest Winners Announced
Summer has officially come to an end. Luckily, EcoWatch is here to keep its memory alive by sharing the winners of our "Best of Summer" photo contest.For our third ever photo contest, we at EcoWatch...
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4 Million Attend Biggest Climate Protest in History, Organizers Declare...
By Julia ConleyAs organizers behind Friday's Global Climate Strike reported that four million children and adults attended marches and rallies all over the world — making it the biggest climate...
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8 Deaths, 530 Illnesses From Vaping: Here’s What to Know
By Shawn RadcliffeAs illnesses and deaths linked to vaping continue to rise, health officials urge people to stop using e-cigarettes.Officials report 8 deaths have been linked to lung illnesses...
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‘Obscene’: Mike Pence Breaks 121-Year Ban on Driving on Michigan’s Mackinac...
Vice President Mike Pence sparked outrage on social media Saturday when he traveled in the first-ever motorcade to drive down the streets of Michigan's car-free Mackinac Island, HuffPost...
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Trump Admin Ignored Its Own Data Linking Migrant Crisis to Climate Change
The Trump administration ignored its own evidence on how climate change is impacting migration and food security when setting new policies for cutting aid to Central America, NBC reports.NoneAn...
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Climate Summit: Can UN Push Nations to Act More, Talk Less?
By Howard LaFranchiWhen United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decided to hold a high-level climate summit in conjunction with this year's General Assembly kicking off next week, he was...
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250 People Attend Funeral for 'Death' of Swiss Alps Glacier
Hundreds of activists gathered in the Swiss Alps on Sunday to mourn the loss of Pizol, a glacier that has steadily retreated over the last decade as temperatures have warmed the mountain tops,...
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Protecting the Environment in Times of War
By Peter GleickWar is a miserable thing. It kills and maims soldiers and civilians. It destroys infrastructure, cultures and communities. It worsens poverty and development challenges. And it damages...
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Climate Crisis Is Accelerating. Past 5 Years Will Be Hottest on Record: Report
A dire new report issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) found that the climate crisis is on a worrying trajectory as the crisis's hallmarks — sea level rise, ice loss and extreme...
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‘You Are Failing Us’: Greta Thunberg Rips Into World Leaders for Lack of...
Swedish 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, who was instrumental in launching the Fridays for Future school strike movement, refused to let world leaders off the hook in an emotional speech at the start of...
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UN Climate Action Summit Falls ‘Woefully Short’ of Expectations
The promises made by major economies at the UN Climate Action Summit fell "woefully short" of what is needed to address the climate crisis, The New York Times reported Monday. NoneChina did not...
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Elizabeth Warren's Climate Risk Disclosure Act Tries to Do What the SEC Didn't
By Rebecca HeilweilThe Green New Deal has been the focal point of the climate debate among the Democratic presidential candidates. Less publicized is the Climate Risk Disclosure Act, a proposal from...
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5 Foods You Eat Everyday Could Disappear Because of Climate Change, From...
By Sally HoClimate events will not just be felt through more frequent natural disasters and extreme temperatures, but they will soon have a daily impact on our lives in the way of food. Believe it or...
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Are We at a Climate Change Turning Point? Obama’s EPA Chief Thinks So
By Andrea ThompsonIn the debate over how to respond to the perils posed by the earth's changing climate, the ground has been rapidly shifting in recent years: as the Trump administration has retreated...
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Newark Water Filters Are Working, Tests Suggest
Newark water is safe to drink, if you use the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved filters issued by the city, according to new test data that city and state officials announced Monday....
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Houston Cleans up After Imelda's Devastating Rains
Authorities confirmed a fifth death this weekend linked to devastating rainfall from Tropical Storm Imelda as the Houston area struggles to recover from last week's intense flooding.NoneAround 60...
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Google to Invest $2 Billion in Wind and Solar Energy
Ahead of the UN climate summit and the global climate strike, the world's largest search engine announced that the tech behemoth will make its biggest corporate purchase of renewable energy yet,...
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How U.S. Government Conceals Truth About 'Forever Chemicals' and How You Can...
By Michael GreenA handful of multibillion-dollar chemical companies have waged war on our bodies and our environment for nearly 70 years without our knowledge or consent. Although the federal...
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Meet The Electric Car That Doesn't Need To Be Plugged In
By Sue CarpenterPop quiz: Is a hydrogen car an electric car?If you answered (or guessed) yes, you're correct. Hydrogen fuel cell cars are electric vehicles that generate power through a chemical...
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Mother Walrus Attacks and Sinks Russian Naval Boat to Protect Her Cubs
Don't mess with a mother walrus! That's what a team of Russian scientists and naval sailors learned when they tried to land on a remote Arctic archipelago in an inflatable boat, The Independent...
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