Warren, Sanders, and Gillibrand top performers on 2020 climate leadership scorecard
"We're making it clear where 2020 candidates land on the policies and practices essential to any meaningful attempt at addressing the climate crisis."
Climate-denying group led by Trump strategist lobbied for Dakota Access, Keystone XL
This climate denial–tobacco connection is not unusual.
Louisiana law turning pipeline protests into felonies violates constitution, new lawsuit alleges
“By turning so much of the land in this state into critical infrastructure, the average person can find themselves facing five years in prison for literally just being in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
‘The Arctic Ocean is dying’: Grim conclusion as biggest North Pole mission returns
Will the data be "a breakthrough in understanding the Arctic and climate system?"
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, July 26, 2018
Federal lawsuit against President Trump's business interests allowed to proceed, deadly wildfires rage around the world, Betsy Devos is hurting students again, and more.
Fossil fuel interests applaud Trump admin’s weakening of major environmental law
“The Trump administration would allow powerful industries, like oil and gas extractors, to run roughshod over community interests."
USDA may allow genetically modified trees to be released into the wild
A genetically engineered chestnut tree may be the first to spread into forests, setting dangerous global precedents.
Red states lead U.S. in wind and solar power production, study finds
Despite climate action often being frustrated by Republican leaders in Congress and at the local level, states with Republican governors and a majority of Republican state legislators are leading the nation in solar and wind.
Beyond denial
How oil execs shaped a landmark climate study.
Pipeline Owned By the Company Behind Dakota Access Leaks 55,000 Gallons of Gasoline
Sunoco spills crude more often than any of its competitors and has had more than 200 leaks since 2010.