Raising our paddles
Climate change threatens all of us, so we must all act together to stop this.
North Dakota plagued by oil spills: 745 in one year
Energy Transfer Partners and its subsidiary Sunoco are behind hundreds of thousands of gallons of spills from pipelines between 2015 and 2016.
Climate-denying group led by Trump strategist lobbied for Dakota Access, Keystone XL
This climate denial–tobacco connection is not unusual.
What Trump’s idea to break up big banks could mean for average Americans
While it is unclear whether Trump’s plans are serious, it’s worth considering what breaking up the banks could mean for typical bank customers.
Attention, Democrats: Voters want more government, not less
Activist politicians for an activist government: it’s an approach more Democrats should consider.
Flint residents face crackdowns for not paying for poisoned water
Meanwhile, three years after the Flint water crisis began, pipes still have not been fixed and water is still considered unsafe to drink.
Police officer fired after killing unarmed teen
Although they fired Oliver, the department refuses to release the police body cam footage from that evening.
GOP marks international labor day by pushing death of mandatory overtime
Meanwhile Democratic lawmakers participated in demonstrations on Monday–to protest President Trump’s policies toward immigrant workers.
The global People’s Climate Marches were massive. Here’s what organizers have planned next.
Pipeline fights, legal challenges and elections are driving the next phase of the climate resistance.
Groups sue feds to halt fracking in Ohio’s only national forest
“There's no escaping the truth about what fracking will do to Wayne National Forest. Quite simply, it will destroy it.”