Sunday, October 11, 2026

What Trump and his team have wrecked so far

Here's a round up from the "While He Was Tweeting" series.

Children born in 2020 will see spike in climate disasters, study says

“We know very well scientifically that these extreme events are not only increasing in frequency, they’re also increasing in duration and intensity.”

These unsigned comments supporting a gas exports rule are recycled industry copy-pastes

Roughly two dozen of of the 89 comments were directly copy-pasted from either industry itself or else pro-industry materials written by the DOE or Congress.

Bayou Bridge pipeline opponents file to intervene in hearing for private security firm in...

“TigerSwan doesn’t get to deny us our humanity in our state.”

Infographic: How the oil industry is pushing plastic

The fracking boom is flooding the world with Ziploc bags, ketchup packets, and single-use spoons.

Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 31

Corporate profits reach new heights, Trump cancels pay raise for federal workers, Canada rescinds Trans Mountain pipeline approval, and more.

EPA’s controversial science proposal roll out date pushed back after receiving 600,000 public comments

But the EPA's "agenda to sideline science" is still front and center.

Why fixing methane leaks from the oil and gas industry can be a climate...

It might be the cheapest, quickest way to reduce climate change without roiling the economy.

Oil execs brag about having ‘direct access’ to Trump’s pick for Interior Secretary

This culture of access has had real environmental consequences.

New poll shows widespread bipartisan interest in electric cars

This strong majority carried across all demographic groups, with seven out of every 10 self-identified Republican voters viewing electric vehicles positively.