Zinke and Sen. Alexander’s plan to save national parks includes pillaging them
Many are against the proposal to extract fossil fuel from public lands and further fuel the climate change crisis.
U.S. to Pay $492M to 17 American Indian Tribes
Even as the U.S. government pats itself on the back over these settlements regarding the abuse of American Indian land, a federal judge has ruled against the Standing Rock tribe’s request to halt construction of the crude-oil pipeline.
EPA updates plans to limit use of science in decision-making
"They're putting in nonscientific criteria to decide what science the agency can use."
How big farms got a government pass on air pollution
An EPA deal came with a promise to help communities exposed to animal emissions. That’s still unfulfilled.
Noam Chomsky talks climate and racial justice
A conversation about the roots of our current climate crisis and humanity’s prospects for emerging into a livable future.
California is the world’s number one importer of Amazonian oil, report finds
Tracking oil exports in the Amazon identified that the majority of Amazonian oil comes from Ecuador and ends up in the hands of large California-based corporations.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 3
Labor Day: When workers are recognized as human, $30 trillion to the richest white Americans, Los Angeles educators vote to strike, and more.
These agribusiness groups with ties to climate denial are trying to influence the US-UK...
“We just cannot afford to let Big Ag and their lobbyist shills decimate U.K. food standards.”
Trump’s offshore drilling plan puts 68 national parks at risk
All of these parks would be in danger if Trump and Zinke's drilling proposal goes ahead.
How major southeast utilities paid local media for favorable coverage
This is an example of how big money can interact with the decline in local journalism to spread false or misleading information, including about the climate crisis and appropriate solutions.