Cutting air pollutants could save more than 50,000 US lives each year, study says
The polluting activities rely mostly on the burning of fossil fuels and so are significant producers of the carbon dioxide emissions driving climate change.
4 billion people lack safe drinking water globally
A new study conducted by REACH, a global research program, found the estimated amount in 2020 more than double
Sanders at top of Greenpeace bold climate action scorecard; Biden at bottom
"Show us you have the mettle to take on the oil executives standing in the way of progress towards the green, prosperous future our country deserves.”
New Jersey to become first U.S. state to ban declawing of cats
The procedure is considered to be physically and mentally painful for cats, which is why it might soon be banned in New Jersey.
A ‘profound mistake’: Senate Republican rollback of IRA clean energy tax credits would cost...
The plan would get rid of a $7,500 EV tax credit for consumers within 180 days, along with home energy rebates for heat pumps and other products.
Environmental groups sue to block ‘unconstitutional’ new law allowing fracking in Ohio state parks
“This is a clear example of the Ohio legislature ignoring constitutional requirements that are in place to ensure Ohio citizens can participate in the legislative process."
This database exposes the client conflicts of more than 1,500 Big Oil lobbyists
New group reveals that hundreds of schools, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and more are paying lobbyists who also represent the fossil fuel industry.
Biden-administration to build thousands of chargers across US under Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...
Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, the Biden administration announced $521 million will be awarded in grants to complete this.
California’s fracking ban fails in the Senate
While California is a major U.S. oil producer, urban democratic senators were hoping to change the state's course and take a lead on the climate crisis.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 4, 2018
New ICE policy gives immigrant families a cruel choice, two more government agencies ax climate change from their websites, a majority of Americans want Citizens United overturned, and more.