Tag: environment
Minneapolis announces its pledge to go 100 percent renewables by 2030
The resolution is a direct response to climate change that is "caused primarily by the combustion of fossil fuels."
National Parks added $36 billion to US economy last year
The annual report comes not long after Ryan Zinke backed down on his proposal to nearly triple entrance fees for some of the country's most-visited parks to pay for the parks systems'.
US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services becomes multi million-dollar federal wildlife-killing...
"The Department of Agriculture needs to get out of the wildlife-slaughter business."
Scott Pruitt’s real scandal is helping turn the US into a...
The EPA chief isn’t just corrupt – he believes the role of government is to help the fossil fuel industry maximize profits.
‘Nowhere is immune:’ Researchers find record levels of microplastics in Arctic...
"It suggests that microplastics are now ubiquitous within the surface waters of the world's ocean."
Monsanto bullies EPA on glyphosate ruling
Monsanto has launched a campaign to pressure the EPA into declaring glyphosate safe.
Chaco Canyon, Chaco earth
“Chacoan violence, concentrated and brutal, appears to represent government terror: the enforcement of Chaco’s rule by institutionalized force.”
Activists may argue pipeline shutdown was necessary due to climate change,...
This is not the first time a court has dismissed charges against a group of protesters using the defense.
Earth Day: Conflict over the future of the planet
The environmental crisis and the mishandling of climate change are issues that are going to make the 2020s a decade of transformational change.
HSBC will no longer fund fossil fuel industry
HSBC is among other banks, such as BNP Paribas, to take such critical action against climate change.
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Double whammy explodes soul-sucking GOP deal with devil Don
Caught by gangland-style squeeze play,/ Damned if they do, damned if they betray.
Judge blocks USPS plan that could have restricted mail ballot delivery
A federal court stopped the Postal Service from adopting election-mail procedures that voting-rights groups said would have turned a mail carrier into a ballot gatekeeper.
NY Gov, Kathy Hochul ’embracing’ nuclear power
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has just issued a statement headed: “Governor Hochul Announces Major Milestone To Facilitate New Advanced Nuclear Development.”
States sue Trump administration over Medicaid work rule that could put sick patients at...
A coalition of 25 states and Washington, D.C., says the federal rule creates paperwork barriers that could strip coverage from people with cancer, disabilities, mental health needs, and serious medical conditions.
Supreme Court opens new channel for big donor money in federal campaigns
The 6-3 ruling strikes down limits on coordinated party spending, giving political committees more power to work directly with candidates before the midterms.