Tag: climate change
Plastic overload: China bans overseas plastic scraps from US and around...
Now there is an overload of America's waste inside storage facilities nationwide.
20,000 scientists have now signed ‘warning to humanity’
"Especially troubling is the current trajectory of potentially catastrophic climate change."
‘We’ll see you in court’: Kids climate lawsuit moves forward after...
"I'm grateful that my fellow plaintiffs and I can have our voices heard, and that climate science can have its day in court."
100 cities across the world run off renewable energy new data...
"Cities are key to a low-carbon future ... And pioneers across the world are already demonstrating that the transition is possible."
Why the Koch network took credit for Dakota Access, Keystone XL,...
Koch Industries has a business interest in both pipelines, though their approval has not been something its funded network has widely discussed.
Scientists stunned by off-the-charts Arctic temperatures, record-low sea ice
"Human-caused climate change is beginning to radically transform our planet."
Junk planet: Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the universe?
We can contribute to the ongoing creation of Earth as the planet of junk. Or we can use our conscience, intelligence and determination to guide us in resisting the destruction of our world.
Court orders Trump administration to enforce Obama-era methane rule
Judge William Orrick of the U.S. District Court for Northern California ruled that the Bureau of Land Management's decision was "untethered to evidence."
One million trees pledged to ‘Trump Forest’ to offset president’s anti-climate...
Trump Forest was launched just under a year ago after POTUS announced he was pulling the U.S. from the Paris agreement.
ExxonMobil’s climate disinformation campaign is still alive and well
The company is still very much engaged behind the scenes in trying to stymie any government attempt to seriously address climate change.
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The President from Hell (and High Water)
Tom Engelhardt on what a Democratic sweep in November would and would not change, and a $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel.
Colorado sues to stop private immigration detention center in Hudson
The state says the federal government never studied what a 1,200-bed facility would do to a town of about 1,600, its water supply or local wildlife.
Residents sue Avenal landfill operators over toxic gases and alleged underground fire
State records cited by a community group show carbon monoxide readings of up to 3,420 parts per million in landfill wells, more than double the level regulators say suggests a subsurface fire.
Credit Acceptance agrees to million settlement over unaffordable subprime car loans
Borrowers who lost cars to repossession will get million in debt relief, and the lender must cap vehicle prices at 109% of retail book value for seven years.
Crystal Mason’s belief in democracy was shaken — but not destroyed
For 10 years, Texas prosecutors accused her of voter fraud after she cast a provisional ballot that was never counted in the 2016 election. That changed Thursday.