Progressive Briefing for Thursday, July 26, 2018
Federal lawsuit against President Trump's business interests allowed to proceed, deadly wildfires rage around the world, Betsy Devos is hurting students again, and more.
You now have more time to protest national park fee hikes
"Our voices must be heard and we encourage the public to continue speaking out."
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Another oil spill, fracking fuels climate change, Mueller investigates Blackwater founder Erik Prince, and more.
We need immediate and drastic climate action
We must very rapidly stop the extraction and use of fossil fuels.
Amazonian manatees populations seem to be on the rise
“As they are protected and it has been made illegal to sell them, the species has had room to grow and the expectation is that [the population] is increasing.”
10 reasons why hydropower dams are a false climate solution
Not only does hydroelectric power fail to prevent catastrophic climate change, but it also renders countries more vulnerable to climate change while emitting significant amounts of methane, one of the worst greenhouse gases.
Mass Consumption Is Causing Mass Extinction. Can We Stop Ourselves?
A new report finds that humans are largely responsible for a 58 percent plunge in animal populations since 1970.
Pandemic shines a light on critical water issues — will Congress fund solutions?
“The next COVID-19 stimulus package provides an opportunity to invest in ways that create lots of jobs and finally begin to provide the level of resources that are needed to make sure no one is drinking polluted water.”
ExxonMobil claims shift on climate but continues to fund climate science deniers
The company’s professed support for a carbon tax is a disingenuous public relations ploy to delay government action.
EU moves to ban 10 most harmful single-use plastics
The directive was praised by environmental organizations.