Tag: climate justice
Bank CEOs rake in millions as fossil fuel financing jumps $162...
Banks boosted fossil fuel financing by billions in 2024, CEO pay soared, and climate commitments collapsed while frontline communities faced devastating consequences.
Historic court ruling says countries legally bound to prevent climate harm
This obligation, the UN’s International Court of Justice said on July 23, is grounded in existing environmental and human rights treaties.
UN climate expert urges criminalization of fossil fuel disinformation to protect...
The report presents the human rights argument for decisive political action to reduce the devastating impacts of the climate crisis.
‘Powerful actors’ are spreading false information about the climate crisis, making...
Information Integrity about Climate Science found that climate action was being delayed and obstructed by misleading information from fossil fuel companies, some nation states and right-wing politicians.
Rethinking climate action: A new guideline for planetary health
A new framework for planetary health reveals that our Industrial Age mindset—not human needs—is the real driver of environmental collapse.
Family sues fossil fuel giants for wrongful death in first climate...
In a legal first, a Washington state woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against some of the world’s largest fossil fuel...
EU ‘well on track’ to meet its 2030 climate targets, European...
The updated NECPs reflect greater efforts by EU member states to reduce their emissions in the past two years, even in the face of demands from some that the bloc weaken its green commitments.
Fighting for the planet means sovereignty for the Sahel
At the core of most demands for the U.S. empire, we’re asking for kindergarten ethics—is that a stretch? It’s what the climate...
Chevron ordered to pay $744 million for decades of destruction to...
A Louisiana jury’s landmark verdict against Chevron signals a major shift in holding Big Oil accountable for environmental degradation and decades of ignored coastal restoration laws.
Greenpeace ordered to pay $660 million in Dakota Access Pipeline case...
The North Dakota jury’s decision against Greenpeace raises concerns over SLAPP lawsuits, corporate influence on the courts, and the broader threat to free speech and peaceful protest in the U.S.
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$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs
“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.
Trump delivers lunch to Beijing
China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.
Senators probe Equifax over plans to profit from Medicaid and SNAP work requirements
Warren, Wyden, and Sanders are demanding disclosures from Equifax as new federal work requirements threaten to strip healthcare and food assistance from millions while expanding the company’s already dominant income verification business.
Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain deployed in Minnesota
After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.
The actual Gavin Newsom is much worse than you think
For anyone who wants a truly progressive Democratic Party, Gavin Newsom is bad news.