Tuesday, April 23, 2024

How broadcast networks covered climate change in 2016

The networks failed to devote significant coverage to climate-related policies, but they still found the time to uncritically air climate denial.

Major fracked-gas pipeline leak shuts down Rhode Island interstate

Emergency vehicles swarmed the scene and nearby businesses had to evacuate.

Bernie Sanders to Trump: “We will fight you every step of the way” on...

“Mr. Trump, you cannot run a government by rejecting science.”

Tracking the numerous tactics used to attack environmental protections around the globe

A recent study published by the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution finds that laws designed to protect the environment and biodiversity from the harmful impacts of human activities are under assault around the globe.

Trump’s unprecedented attack on clean air and climate action

But there's good news too: the safeguards Trump wants to shred are on a strong legal footing and the public will have the chance to voice its objections as the Trump administration tries to roll them back.

Maryland bans fracking

“Maryland is taking a huge step forward, but communities are continuing to suffer as fracking and extreme extraction expands worldwide.”

As Exxon pushes Gulf refinery during March Madness ad blitz, facility offered $1.4B tax...

The tax breaks came amid opposition by area fenceline communities, who have expressed concerns about the potential for explosions and air pollution.

ING Bank just divested their DAPL financing – we all helped to change their...

Last month, bank officials met face to face with leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux, and this week they announced the bank had sold the loan at the request of tribal leaders.

State Department rewrites climate change web page

Secretary of State Tillerson has maintained that he believes climate science is "not conclusive" so the changes aren't altogether surprising.

Losing home: Climate change is forcing Native communities from their homes

As rising waters eat away the land beneath their feet, many Native communities are turning into climate refugees.