Tag: environment
West Virginia candidate ousted from hearing for reading industry donors. But...
“We need to reject this bill. Let's start valuing our people and stop making it quicker and easier for multi-million dollar companies to take advantage of people in our state.”
For the EPA, ‘reform’ means giving industry what it wants
A small-town explosion shows what's at stake in the deregulatory debate.
We are drowning in plastic, and fracking companies are profiting
Plastic production wreaks havoc on people and the planet – from fracking wells and pipelines in Pennsylvania, to air pollution from plastic plants in Scotland.
Trump budget sells out wild horses again
"The administration's decision to prioritize slaughter over humane management alternatives recommended by the National Academy of Sciences is irresponsible, reckless and politically unacceptable."
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.
The environmental Christmas hangover
A treeless, gift-free Christmas, where little or no travel is involved, and money usually spent on gifts is donated to an environmental charity, would be the ideal.
GOP sides with Monsanto, threatens to cut off WHO funding for...
Several Republicans once again side with Monsanto and put American's health on the line.
France to shut down its coal plants two years earlier than...
France hopes to become carbon neutral by 2050.
Solar jobs take a hit after seven years of rapid growth
"After six years of rapid and steady growth, the solar industry faced headwinds that led to a dip in employment in 2017."
Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act in jeopardy as Senate...
"The price will be dirtier rivers and streams, and more wildlife on the fast track toward extinction."
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Making War on Planet Earth, the Rest of Us, and Even Himself.
Police kill 1-year-old in Mississippi, then tear gas protesters demanding answers
The fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley after an alleged shoplifting call has ignited protests in Senatobia, where residents say years of police escalation and mistrust reached a breaking point.
ICE weakens detention rules as private prison firms stand to gain
New standards allow broader AI use, lock in $1-a-day labor limits, and give detention operators more flexibility as ICE expands under Trump’s mass enforcement agenda.
The data center backlash that’s uniting America
The passage of New York's statewide moratorium marks the speed at which the movement is growing—and winning—in both blue and red parts of the country.
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.