Protesters blockade White House correspondents dinner over Biden’s broken climate promises
This past weekend, the newly formed Climate Defiance group made it a bit harder to get in.
Trump’s interior dept. nominee, Rep. Ryan Zinke to face questioning on climate record, support...
The National Parks Action Fund gave Rep. Zinke an “F” for his voting record on bills that would impact national parks.
BREAKING: Dakota Access Pipeline nearly completed
Will Energy Transfer Partners obey the Department of Justice and Army Corps of Engineers orders?
Supreme Court allows fracked gas pipeline’s use of eminent domain. But the pipeline’s victory...
The decision could give private companies more power to take state land, but experts point to a thicket of legal obstacles that remain in the pipeline’s way.
Australia cuts 80% of its plastic bag use in just three months
Internationally there are 32 countries that have plastic bag bans in place.
20 endangered species at risk in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s invading forces could also damage the Ukrainian landscape, home to dozens of unique and endangered species.
California leads multi-state lawsuit against Trump admins’ clean car rollback
"We will join our partner states and take the Trump Administration to court to fight another illegal and dangerous rollback.”
Kansas Supreme Court rule in favor of renewable energy
“With today’s Supreme Court ruling, we make headway toward fairness and justice for solar and renewable energy users in Kansas.”
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 9, 2018
The first ever Muslim Congresswoman, Zinke blames wildfires on environmentalists, Trump wants to open California's public lands to fracking, and more.
Bearing the burden of climate change and extinction
Knowing what we’re going through weighs heavily on us, but there are ways to express and alleviate that pain.