Friday, March 29, 2024

How the environment fared in the midterm elections

Here are some results from notable elections around the country – and what they could mean for the future of the planet.

The best and worst midterm results for the environment

When it comes to the environmental implications of individual races and ballot measures, the night was about equally full of gains and losses.

There is no planet B: Vote like the planet depends on it

"If you're a climate voter, get out there and VOTE – but if you can, don't stop there. Take action like the planet depends on it. Because it does."
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Noam Chomsky: The future of organized human life is at risk thanks to GOP’s...

We have to make decisions now which will literally determine whether organized human life can survive in any decent form.”

Breaking: Landmark youth climate case moves ahead as Supreme Court denies request for stay

The United States Supreme Court denied the Trump administration's request for a stay in Juliana v. United States.

EPA extends use of Monsanto’s controversial pesticide dicamba on GM soybean and cotton plants

"Simply adding more use restrictions to an uncontrollable pesticide that already comes with 39 pages of instructions and limitations reflects a broken process."

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe renews legal challenge against DAPL

“The Dakota Access Pipeline represents a clear and present danger to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its people, and we will continue to fight until the Corps complies with the law.”

Big Oil spends record millions to defeat the nation’s first carbon tax

Washington state currently ranks fifth in the nation in crude oil refining capacity for making gasoline and other petroleum products.

How Big Oil dodges Facebook’s new ad transparency rules

We’ve identified 12 ad campaigns in which energy, insurance and other industries masked their sponsorship of political messages on Facebook.

Oceans have absorbed 60% more heat than scientists thought

It means that policy makers now have even less leeway when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions if they want to keep warming to 1.5 or even 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels.