Tuesday, May 28, 2024

EPA names PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances

"[The] EPA must urgently follow up this rule with strong science-based and equitable actions to regulate PFAS as a class."

US intervention in UN resolution escalates Israeli assault on Gaza

The recent escalation in Gaza, resulting from Israel's intensified military actions, has led to a significant increase in civilian casualties and displacement.

Environmental leaders from 185 countries launch biodiversity protection fund

“As we confront the critical challenge of halting and reversing biodiversity loss around the world, working together has never been more important."

Ending Private Prisons at the Federal Level Marks a Major Movement Victory

The DOJ’s announcement is certainly not a knock-out blow for private prison firms. But it's a start.

At March for Our Lives, a call for a nationwide strike of schools

“Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job.”

Inside the Trump admin’s fight to keep the Keystone XL approval process secret

“The Trump administration’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline has been nothing but smoke and mirrors.”

Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion approved by Canadian Court despite indigenous peoples challenge

“Canada has bulldozered a pathway forward on this unsustainable project that is in no way honorable, in the interest of the public, or aligned with its commitment to implement federal legislation on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.”

Amidst Burgeoning Wealth, Market Driven Homelessness in London

Whether someone is destitute because they are an asylum seeker waiting for Home Office support, a divorced man who cannot cover his rent, someone with alcohol or drug concerns, or a young woman out of work, without savings, homelessness is not a crime

How the US can help get justice for Ukrainians

If we want the International Criminal Court to investigate Russia, we need to stop undermining it ourselves.

Nurses strike in NYC demanding better working conditions and solutions to staffing shortage

“What’s going on today is that these work environment challenges have been predating COVID-19, and nurses have been experiencing many of these challenges for decades."