ExxonMobil Top Sponsor at ALEC Annual Meeting
Exxon is represented on the ALEC corporate board, and has funded ALEC since as early as 1981, providing at least $1,730,200 between 1998 and 2014.
Trump administration to remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act
"This attempt to eliminate crucial protections for gray wolves demonstrates an anti-predator bias that continues to influence wolf management decisions."
President-Elect Biden: Time for YOU to follow the science
A president can do a lot in battling climate change, without Congressional approval, through executive orders and EPA regulations. Obama’s record was mixed and hesitant. Biden will need to do many times better.
California’s monarch butterfly population at near-record low
The count of 9,119 butterflies this winter is a sharp decline from 200,000 reported in the past three years, but slightly up from 2,000 monarch reported in 2020.
US sees net tree cover gains throughout many counties, new analysis
Of the 3,119 U.S. counties, 1,836 counties experienced growth in tree cover between the years 2000 and 2020.
Biden admin set to proceed with largest offshore oil & gas lease sale in...
The administration says it was forced to go ahead with the sale by a court decision, while environmental activists argue it could have done more to fight back.
The coronavirus is a wake-up call for climate change
Perhaps the COVID-19 outbreak is the wake-up call the world needs to get people accustomed to the fact that because of climate change, we all now need to change our lifestyles to protect our lives.
Montana eased regulations for Keystone XL after lobbying by TransCanada
By the year’s end, TransCanada expects to make a final decision on whether to proceed with Keystone XL.
Congress investigates how Marathon Petroleum and Koch Network influenced clean cars rollbacks
Marathon “worked with powerful oil-industry groups and a conservative policy network financed by the billionaire industrialist Charles G. Koch to run a stealth campaign to roll back car emissions standards.”
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 4
Day one of Kavanaugh proceedings, 87 elephants found dead due to poaching, environmentalists don't vote in elections, and more.