Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 12
Law students launch nationwide strike against illegitimate justice, Chinese intel officer arrested and charged with economic espionage, Enbridge Pipeline explosion forces First Nations community to flee, and more.
Biden denounced for ‘appalling’ approval of Willow oil project
"There is simply no justification for President Biden's decision to approve a massive new oil drilling scheme that will lead to decades of air and climate pollution," said one critic.
U.S. federal judge orders increased protection of marine species from oil drilling in Gulf...
“The recovery of these whales and other species is possible as long as we improve the conditions, and the responsibility lies in our collective actions.”
UK Oil Companies Set to Drill in the Arctic
The rush comes after the Foreign Office last year talked up the opportunities for British business of a melting Arctic.
Youth fight back against Trump’s attempt to derail climate trial
“The Trump administration appears to labor under the mistaken belief that its decisions are beyond the jurisdiction of constitutional review.”
California oil lobby seeks to strip environmental protections for groundwater amid drought
The move could make it harder for landowners to sue companies that pollute water tables.
Corals spawning gives scientists hope for ‘vulnerable ecosystem’
The spawning, which was seen from recorded videos off the coast of Cairns, Queensland, "gives the scientists who observed it hope for the vulnerable ecosystem."
Feds receive first application to explore ANWR for oil
"This scheme will put denning polar bears at risk and leave lasting scars on the fragile tundra and its vegetation, and that's before a single drill rig has been placed or length of pipeline installed."
The oil and gas industry is using the war in Ukraine to profit and...
Activists warn that calls for energy independence are just “peace washing” the fossil fuels that enabled this conflict.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 1, 2018
ICE served eviction notice in Syracuse, Trump tweaks capital gains to benefit the rich, US deports parents but keeps their children, and more.