Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Nebraska farmers return land to Native American tribe, Parkland students join Chicagoans to march against gun violence, audio recordings of children separated from their parents at the border, and more.
Judge blocks Trump EPA from clawing back $14 billion in climate grants
Judge Chutkan said the government’s “vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud are insufficient.”
Fracking dumps millions of gallons of toxic chemicals into Gulf of Mexico
“Offshore fracking threatens Gulf communities and wildlife far more than our government has acknowledged.”
With pipeline losing $20 million a week, DAPL battle moves to court
In the meantime, organized resistance against DAPL continues.
In a sign of cleanup success, dolphins are living and giving birth in the...
"People actually forgot that there were dolphins in the river because they hadn't been seen since the 1880s."
Pipeline blast that killed one under investigation by national safety board
House Democrats called for an investigation this week citing their concerns that this was the “third major incident on Colonial’s system in just over a year and the seventh in less than five years.”
World’s First Wind-Hydro Farm Supplies Power Even When There’s No Wind
GE has decided to work with the German construction company, Max Bög, in developing the very first wind farms.
Murdoch-owned TalkRadio airs anti-climate attacks six times a day
Ofcom’s failure to deal with misinformation has allowed broadcasters “to spread climate lies with impunity,” campaigners said.
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy affects children’s lung function in early years
"It's really important to prioritize reduction of air pollution levels to improve respiratory health."
Record number of U.S. weather disasters struck in 2020, costing billions
The fact that more people are living in areas vulnerable to climate disasters also contributed to the record number of billion-dollar events.