Behind Trump’s push for “American steel” in pipelines, another Russian company with Putin ties...
The definition of “made in America” – and who really benefits from such initiatives – is not so cut and dry.
New York food waste recycling law goes into effect
The hope is to keep food, and its related methane emissions, out of landfills.
Pope goes electric, sets example for world leaders
“Humanity is called to recognize the need for changes of lifestyle, production and consumption, in order to combat this warming or at least the human causes which produce or aggravate it.”
Kansas Supreme Court rule in favor of renewable energy
“With today’s Supreme Court ruling, we make headway toward fairness and justice for solar and renewable energy users in Kansas.”
Fracking caused 6,648 spills in four states alone, Duke study finds
Most spills occurred in the the first three years of a well's life.
97% of Endangered Species Threatened by 3 Common Pesticides
The Center for Biological Diversity, as well as a number of farmworkers, child-safety and environmental advocacy groups, sent a letter to the EPA last month urging it to ban several organophosphate pesticides that are currently under review.
Climate science denial group GWPF admits it used false temperature graph
Global Warming Policy Foundation has admitted that it shared an “erroneous” temperature data set to support false claims that global temperatures aren’t rising.
Koch Brothers Struggle to Block Climate Action in State Legislatures
The Koch groups have been targeting state budgets as a vehicle to protect polluter interests, with limited success.
What to do about the water
You don’t have to be a person in poverty to see water as a real problem.
How a billionaire’s ‘attack philanthropy’ secretly funded climate denialism and right-wing causes
Barre Seid has funded climate denialism as well as a national network of state-level think tanks that promote business deregulation and fight Medicaid expansion.