Tag: climate change
Trump executive order targets state climate laws, shields fossil fuel industry...
New order directs Justice Department to block enforcement of state climate laws, raising legal questions and stoking fears of fossil fuel immunity.
OECD: Fighting climate change will boost global GDP—failing to act will...
Tackling the climate crisis will boost economic growth, while inaction could lead to ‘permanent recession’.
NIH ends future funding to study the health effects of climate...
One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.
Melting glaciers threaten food and water supply for 2 billion people
Rapid glacier melt threatens global water security, agriculture, and climate stability, putting billions at risk, warns the United Nations.
Juliana v. US: Supreme Court decision brings 10-year climate case to...
"Our Children's Trust remains committed to working with young people to hold their government accountable and we will see the federal government back in federal court very soon."
Judge blocks Trump EPA from clawing back $14 billion in climate...
Judge Chutkan said the government’s “vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud are insufficient.”
Will EPA standards be eliminated wholesale under Lee Zeldin?
More of the same is happening—and worse is anticipated, especially regarding climate change.
Supreme Court rejects lawsuit aimed to block climate change suits against...
The Republican effort fell short in stopping Democratic-led states from using their own state courts to sue the fossil fuel industry.
Just 36 companies drove half the world’s climate-altering emissions in 2023:...
Released today by the Carbon Majors project, the list is dominated by coal, cement, and oil producers.
Environmental groups sue Trump over offshore drilling expansion threatening coastal waters
Conservationists challenge Trump’s executive orders to revoke ocean protections, warning of devastating impacts on marine ecosystems, coastal economies, and the fight against climate change.
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U of Florida Law School: Where racism and originalism converge
Preston Damsky, a law-school prize for an essay written for the judge's seminar, argued that the Constitution was originally intended only for white people and therefore even today non-whites could not claim their Constitutional rights and privileges.
Ugliest of ugly Americans, desperate for face-saving charades, exports chaotic, boorish pestilence abroad
Stuntery, like putz-ery, is readily undone and when it flops, it turns against itself.
Trump-Musk foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, study warns
Researchers say slashing 83 percent of USAID programs threatens to erase two decades of global health gains, with children under five accounting for one-third of projected fatalities.
The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
GOP budget standoff deepens as internal revolt stalls Trump’s $3.3 trillion megabill
Senate hold-outs cite draconian Medicaid and SNAP cuts while a new CBO score warns the measure will add $3.3 trillion to the debt even as Republican leaders race to meet Trump’s July 4 deadline.