Tag: environment
Backed by Ocasio-Cortez, youth climate activists arrested at Pelosi’s office demanding...
"Ocasio-Cortez's decision to join the protesters and march on her own House leader sets a tone of urgency and combativeness that is rare on Capitol Hill."
Judge halts further fracking off coast of Southern California until a...
"A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop issuing permits for offshore fracking in federal waters off the California coast."
31 dead, 250,000 evacuated in California fires as Governor blames climate...
California Governor Jerry Brown unequivocally blamed climate change for the devastation.
How the environment fared in the midterm elections
Here are some results from notable elections around the country – and what they could mean for the future of the planet.
The best and worst midterm results for the environment
When it comes to the environmental implications of individual races and ballot measures, the night was about equally full of gains and losses.
There is no planet B: Vote like the planet depends on...
"If you're a climate voter, get out there and VOTE – but if you can, don't stop there. Take action like the planet depends on it. Because it does."
Noam Chomsky: The future of organized human life is at risk...
We have to make decisions now which will literally determine whether organized human life can survive in any decent form.”
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe renews legal challenge against DAPL
“The Dakota Access Pipeline represents a clear and present danger to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its people, and we will continue to fight until the Corps complies with the law.”
How Big Oil dodges Facebook’s new ad transparency rules
We’ve identified 12 ad campaigns in which energy, insurance and other industries masked their sponsorship of political messages on Facebook.
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An epic backlash to defy Trumpism, its lying hypocrisy and pigheaded failures
This election isn’t about choosing a favorite ice cream but between ice cream and rat poisoning.
Rural Charms Drew Residents to Taylor, Texas. Then Came the Data Centers.
A local family sold an 87-acre tract to a parks foundation for $10 “to be held in trust for future use as a parkland.” Later, the city’s Economic Development Corporation sold the land to a data center developer for $10 million.
DOJ plans 1,000 election monitors in all 50 states for Election Day
The Justice Department told a court no FBI or ICE employees will serve and monitors will not carry firearms; the NAACP calls the plan voter intimidation.
Top Armed Services Democrat backs impeaching Trump and Hegseth
Rep. Adam Smith, who would likely chair the committee if Democrats win the House, reversed the position he gave TIME in May.
“Chaos” in the Air: Five Ways Voting Could Be Disrupted on Election Day
The Trump administration has initiated a string of unprecedented actions to assert more federal control over elections. While courts have thwarted most of the plans, voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls.