Saturday, July 4, 2026

States can take meaningful climate action, even without federal support: Study

The team also found that there was potential for state efforts to impact pollution in neighboring states.

Supreme Court conservatives about to kill fair elections permanently

Our nation is at a legal and ethical crossroads, where we must choose between actual ‘rule of law,’ or the rule of ‘judicial capture.'

Wet wipes ban: UK takes another major step to fight plastic pollution

“As part of our 25-year environment plan we have pledged to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste and that includes single-use products that include plastic such as wet wipes.”
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Volvo announces ‘historic end’ to combustion engine, all cars going electric

"This is a clear commitment towards reducing our carbon footprint as well as contributing to better air quality in our cities."

“Libs of TikTok” and the right’s war on public education

This seems like the ultimate end game of all these attacks on public education.

House GOP begins march toward nationwide abortion ban with two ‘absurd’ proposals

"The GOP is using these dangerous lies to try to pass anti-choice bills that harm pregnant people and their families."

Arbor Day Foundation to plant 10 million trees to replace those destroyed by Hurricanes...

The trees will be planted in forestlands and communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia.

America’s big bet on selling fracked gas to China and the world

A lot of evidence points to these being bad bets — just like coal.

Ten Ways to Make the Economy Work for the Many, Not the Few #7

American workers need a union to bargain on their behalf. Low-wage workers in big-box retail stores and fast-food chains need a union even more. If we want average Americans to get a fair share of the gains from economic growth, they need to be able to unionize.

Caution: Children at work

Is the Return of child labor the latest sign of American decline?