Progressive Briefing for Thursday, June 21, 2018
Trump signs executive order halting family separation policy he created
President Trump signed an executive order halting what has become a notorious family separation policy...
Amazon deforestation drops 33% in Lula’s first six months
“It’s very positive, but we continue to have very high levels of deforestation.”
Sanders’ plan to fight global climate disaster too ambitious, says NYT
Until media start to treat the climate crisis with the urgency the scientific community continually tells us it requires, they will continue to be a major part of the problem.
10 States Report Crop Damage From Illegal Dicamba Use on Monsanto’s GMO Seeds
Hundreds of thousands of soybean and cotton crops have been negatively impacted by the apparent misuse of the drift-prone herbicide dicamba on Monsanto’s Roundup.
Goldman Sachs becomes largest US bank to commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by...
The bank now joins Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Citi in aligning its financing activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Why we need slow solutions to solve our water problems
A new book explains why “Slow Water” projects can help us tackle our climate, water and biodiversity crises.
Activists Protest Outside CNN Demanding Fair and Accurate Reporting on Standing Rock
CNN, as well as most other mainstream media outlets, have failed to report on nearly any development of the pipeline dispute.
Chief State Scientist Resigns and Accuses Republicans of Covering Up Water Crisis
State Epidemiologist Megan Davies has resigned her position because of the corruption of Governor Pat McCrory's administration.
USDA invests $121 million to solve challenges facing specialty crop and organic agriculture producers
The investment is part of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) $82.3 million in grant funding through the Agricultural Marketing Service.
In world-historic first, microplastics detected in human blood
"We've choked this planet with plastic, from the highest mountains to the deepest oceans—and we've no idea at all about costs for public health," said a British lawmaker.