Environment

Both the U.S. and Canada are taking steps that ignore or undermine the lessons and regulatory measures to improve safety since the oil train explosions and spills of years past.

Administration announces $625 million for coal plant life-extensions while Interior opens 13.1 million acres for leasing and EPA scraps pollution limits; advocates warn the public will “pay the price” through higher bills, dirtier air and stalled clean energy.

Besides providing a constant source of clean water, the SAROS can help island nations curb their use of dirty energy.

“The data shows the climate policy agenda, in terms of corporate influencing, is being driven by a small number of massive global corporations.”

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said that by 2026, all new vehicles will be electric vehicles (EV).

Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for the closure of a controversial oil and gas facility that has sickened residents of the U.S. Virgin Island.

The protest says the BLM has violated the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act by failing to analyze the risks of drilling for oil and fracking with dangerous chemicals on such a massive scale.

“I welcome an end to federal fossil fuel leasing and the necessary transitions to more sustainable economies for the Navajo Nation.”

President Joe Biden said the U.S. would cut its emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade.

Instead of succumbing to the challenges of the past few years, young climate activists are learning to adapt and build on their past actions.