Only about a third of the climate-damaging carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere in North America is offset by carbon-removing activities, a government report said.
According to the new U.S. study, North America released 1,856 million metric tons of carbon into the air in 2003 โ 85 percent from the United States, 9 percent from Canada and 6 percent from Mexico.At the same time, growing vegetation and other sources took in about 500 million metric tons ofย carbon.
Federal lawsuit claiming local officials illegally pushed polluting industries into Black communities reaches new stage.
Record LNG exports to Europe pushing up prices for U.S. consumers even more than forecast.
Off-shore industrial boats illegally harvest thousands of tonnes of small fish vital to the marine food web in Guinea-Bissau, a DeSmog investigation with The Guardian reveals.
First Nations are furious, environmentalists feel betrayed, oil companies are demanding more, and the clock is ticking.
