Unilever Vows To Reduce Plastic Packaging Use By 2025
Environmentalists praised the company, but also asked that it commit to more robust reforms to its plastic usage.
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Activists Say New Laws To Protect Critical Infrastructure Aim To Silence Them
Climate activists protesting oil and gas are the first charged under a new critical infrastructure law in Texas. Supporters say the laws protect ports, pipelines and other sensitive places.
Dakota Access Pipeline Owner Sues Greenpeace For 'Criminal Activity'
Energy Transfer Partners alleges Greenpeace and other "eco-terrorist groups" tried to block its pipeline with "campaigns of misinformation." Greenpeace says the suit is a bid to "silence free speech."
'Resist': Activists Unfurl Massive Banner On Crane Behind White House
"As much as I have a fear of heights, I decided that I would do this because the risks are so great and so tremendous at this point with this administration," said Greenpeace's Karen Topakian.
Trade Opponents Leak Documents They Say Show Corporate Influence
Environmentalists opposed to a US-EU trade deal say documents they leaked prove corporations have too much say. But EU officials say that's "flatly wrong."
FACT CHECK: More On Hillary Clinton And Fossil Fuel Industry Contributions
A look at claims about the fossil fuel industry, lobbyists, superPACs and the Clinton campaign.
French Agent Apologizes For Blowing Up Greenpeace Ship In 1985
The Rainbow Warrior, on a mission to protest French nuclear testing in the Pacific, was destroyed by an underwater mine in New Zealand's Auckland harbor.
Environmentalists Push To Keep Canadian Crude In The Ground
Many groups that oppose the Keystone XL pipeline also want, more broadly, to stop pollution-heavy extraction of crude from Canada's oil sands. They point to canceled or delayed projects as success.
Recordings That Made Waves: The Songs That Saved The Whales
In the mid-1960s, a biologist discovered the beauty of humpback whale songs. But his recordings weren't just academic — they were woven into popular music, and they kicked off an entire movement.
Greenpeace Apologizes For Stunt At Peru's Sacred Nazca Lines
Members of the activist group trespassed on the site of giant earth markings estimated to be more than 1,500 years old. Peru says it will pursue criminal charges against those responsible.