Friday, May 17, 2024

A warning from 1994 of a two tiered society

Reflecting on the 1994 midterm loss: a Secretary of Labor's insight

Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk...

The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.

EPA approves California’s regulation to curb ship pollution at ports

The new policy will require container, reefer and cruise vessels to plug into electric shore-power when idling at California ports.

A Black community in West Virginia sues the EPA to spur action on toxic...

Research shows that two majority-Black communities in the state were left out of a regulatory effort earlier this year to tighten limits on cancer-causing chemicals.

Protests at the pump

The first major protest of the post-Communist era in Eastern Europe was not about corruption. It wasn’t about disappointments with democracy.

Tyson Foods uses land twice the size of New Jersey to feed its factory...

“When a single company has leverage over so much farmland, its actions have substantial consequences."

A nationwide campaign to take back cities from the corporations that rule them

“How do we learn from each other, share wisdom, share tactics, share strategies, and look at ways we can combine forces at key moments?”

G20 nations invested record $1.4 trillion into fossil fuels in 2022, report says

Financial support from the G20 was in the form of money borrowed from public financial institutions, subsidies and investments made by state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

Global aviation emissions in 2019 far exceed official reports, reveals study

This discovery reveals a significant under-reporting issue that could have profound implications for international climate policy.
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What’s a subpoena – and should Trump fear it?

The term “subpoena” literally means “under penalty.” Someone who receives a subpoena but doesn’t comply with it may be subject to civil or criminal penalties.