Tag: climate action
Portland public schools first to put global climate justice in classroom
Students learn about the front lines of global warming and how to be climate activists.
From Europe to China to India, uncertainty and fear over Trump’s...
The E.U., China and other leading economies must share the brunt of the responsibility to tackle climate change.
Gutting climate protections won’t bring back coal jobs
Trump is using sympathetic out-of-work miners as a cover for what is really just a handout to dirty industry.
Trump’s stance on climate change is a gift to China
America's whiplash-inducing reversal on climate change is China’s gain. Here's why.
Trump’s unprecedented attack on clean air and climate action
But there's good news too: the safeguards Trump wants to shred are on a strong legal footing and the public will have the chance to voice its objections as the Trump administration tries to roll them back.
Climate activist killed walking across the country
May Mark rest in peace and power. Our best wishes go out to his family, friends and colleagues.
2016: A year in photos, from climate change devastation to the...
The year ended with the election of a president and vice president who don't embrace the scientific consensus that climate change is real and caused by humans.
Eleven cities showing what bold climate action looks like
“The winning projects show that great progress is being made on every continent, and they serve as an inspiration to other cities.”
Rapacious consumerism and climate change
A massive education program is needed to bring about a shift in thinking and behavior.
Donald Trump’s swamp: Meet ten potential energy and climate cabinet picks...
Nearly everyone who remains on Trump's likely climate and energy list, or is helping pick those positions, has ties to corporate lobbying, corporate leadership, or corporate-funded think tanks.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.