Tag: EPA
It’s Official: Bees Added to Endangered Species List
The first bees added to the endangered species list include seven types of yellow-faced bees native to Hawaii that play a key role in the survival of some of the states endangered plants.
Trump Economic Adviser “Pushing” for Climate Denier and Fossil Fuel Apologist...
If Trump wins in November, will his climate and energy team wipe out any U.S. progress on the ever-worsening global climate crisis?
$90 Billion Whistleblower Suit Filed Against Four of the Nation’s Largest...
“BASF Corporation, Bayer Material Science LLC, Dow Chemical Company and Huntsman International LLC have been named in a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by New York law firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP on behalf of the U.S. government.”
Science Advisory Board: EPA Lacked Clarity in Report on Fracking and...
The EPA not only ignored high-profile contamination cases in its study, but prematurely abandoned investigations.
BREAKING: EPA To Limit Greenhouse Gases From Airplanes
“After nearly a decade of denial and delay, we need fast, effective EPA action.” It’s about time.
New EPA Rules Will Cut Landfills’ Methane Emissions By A Third
The EPA finalized rules that will cut landfills’ methane emissions by a third. The previous regulations were set over 20 years ago.
Save the Renewable Fuel Standard
Sign the petition to tell the EPA to keep the Renewable Fuel Standard.
After Lead Contamination in House Office Building’s Water, Lawmakers Demand EPA...
61 representatives are demanding the EPA improves its lead regulations after learning that the drinking water in one of the Congressional office buildings had been shut off due to lead contamination.
Whistleblower Says EPA Officials Covered Up Toxic Fracking Methane Emissions for...
An environmental watchdog claims the EPA is involved in a cover-up holding back information about the oil and gas industry.
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US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none
Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
Chris Hedges and Albert Raboteau on ‘American Prophets’ importance in an age of radical...
Watch the two thinkers talk about Raboteau’s book, which discusses the work of religious figures such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who’s enabling Putin’s enablers?
We need a progressive politics that shows solidarity with all victims of military violence — while resisting the militarism of our own government.
“The People’s Historian”: Dave Zirin’s New Book Explores “Remarkable” Life of Howard Zinn
We speak to Dave Zirin, author and sports editor at The Nation , about his new book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn , chronicling the life and activism of the legendary historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States .
Cats are fueling a global eco-crisis, pushing birds and other species to extinction
Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.