Progressive Briefing for Monday, October 15
DNA confirms Elizabeth Warren's ancestry, Trump says 'we won' in regards to Christine Blasey Ford, Bernie Sanders rips White House for dismissal of climate science, and more.
The reality behind JP Morgan’s ‘net zero’: Billions flow to Big Oil
JP Morgan’s “green” funds have funneled over $4 billion to the fossil-fuel majors, betraying the firm’s promises and undermining efforts to achieve net zero.
Is Donald Trump a threat to animals?
In Virginia TV ads, Humane Society Legislative Fund argues he is.
Financial failure of California’s largest oil and natural gas producer could leave taxpayers with...
“If the state fails to require CRC to set aside funds to pay for its well closure obligations as part of the bankruptcy proceeding,” taxpayers could eventually foot the bill “to plug CRC’s abandoned wells.”
‘No plastic chemical can be classified as safe’: study finds hundreds of toxins in...
Hidden hazards: uncovering the toxic reality of recycled plastics.
‘People power has won the day’: Manchin dirty deal defeated
"Manchin's dirty deal went down in flames today because Indigenous and frontline communities raised their voices."
While warning of Nazi-like fascism and corporate crimes, Pope Francis proposes adding ‘ecological sin’...
In remarks at the Vatican, the leader of the Catholic Church condemned "the large-scale delinquency of corporations."
Hundreds of thousands more U.S. service members exposed to toxic forever chemicals than DOD...
“It’s not just that they purposefully underestimated how many service members were exposed… it’s that they didn’t tell anyone.”
Native American tribes oppose Colorado River project on Navajo land
Besides the affront to sacred Native American land and water, environmental groups see a devastating impact from Pumped Hydro Storage's proposal.
President-Elect Biden: Time for YOU to follow the science
A president can do a lot in battling climate change, without Congressional approval, through executive orders and EPA regulations. Obama’s record was mixed and hesitant. Biden will need to do many times better.