Tag: climate change
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14: A new era for...
The health of the oceans is vital for the survival of all humanity.
BP defense lawyer named as Trump’s top DOJ environment attorney
If confirmed, Clark will lead litigation efforts for the federal government on all environmental issues and will be responsible for defending the EPA.
‘We are still in’: U.S. leaders reaffirm commitment to Paris Agreement
“U.S. leadership on climate change doesn't begin or end in Washington.”
EPA head continues to defend Trump’s historic mistake
By withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Scott Pruitt and Donald Trump are turning their backs on American families, eating away at America's global leadership and standing alone on the wrong side of history.
Is U.S. climate policy killing capitalism?
It’s the Koch Brothers and the rest of Big Oil, and Big Gas, and Big Coal.
Our responsibility after Trump’s climate withdrawal
Trump follows previous U.S. presidents who have undermined climate action: The only path to climate justice is people power.
Trump has made the 2020 election a referendum on climate change
It takes four years to quit the Paris Agreement. That means voters will be able to let Donald Trump know what they think of his decision to do so.
Around the world, environmental laws are under attack
Without our hard-won environmental protections, we would all already be breathing polluted air, drinking befouled water, and living in a world with much less wildlife.
Climate action never depended on Trump
There are so many ways we can slow and stop the burning of fossil fuels in the United States. But we need to get to work.
FactChecking Trump’s climate speech
It will take nearly four years to complete the process for withdrawal, meaning that the final decision will not happen until after the 2020 presidential election.
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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.
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.
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.