Tag: fossil fuel
How Indigenous peoples won a landmark victory protecting the Amazon from...
The Waorani people of Ecuador won a historic lawsuit to save their homes – and the planet – from destruction.
Climate denying Trump administration rebrands fossil fuels as ‘freedom gas’
“After two years spent unraveling the policies of his predecessors, Mr. Trump and his political appointees are launching a new assault.”
Fossil fuel subsidies mean using public money ‘to destroy the world:’...
"We need to tax pollution, not people, and to end subsidies for fossil fuels."
Trump administration downplays danger of air pollution in new regulatory rollbacks
"Now, to benefit coal interests, the U.S. EPA wants to simply ignore the health impacts that occur below their self-imposed limit."
Energy regulators may reconsider rules critics say fueled America’s oil and...
“The mismatch suggests an infrastructure overbuild is underway in the short term, and we expect consolidation of many of these projects before they’re built.”
Open letter to Senate from climate action groups demands an end...
Sending more fossil fuels to Europe and across the globe is not the answer a coalition of 200 national climate action groups...
With renewables so competitive, big plans for oil and gas investments...
Plenty of money is still lining up to take on those risks, but the rapidly changing economics of renewables and battery storage mean those investments increasingly run the risk of becoming stranded assets.
Why now is the time to connect the pipeline fights
By moving to a network of local campaigns, it’s possible to support both the Green New Deal and keep carbon in the ground.
Trump administration to open a million acres of public holdings in...
"Trump's plan would unleash a fracking frenzy that puts California's people and wildlife in harm's way."
Global Climate Coalition: Documents reveal how secretive fossil fuel lobby group...
The documents show how the GCC influenced international negotiations, manipulated the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) process, and undertook a disinformation campaign designed to cast doubt on mainstream climate science.
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More than 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits after Trump changes Federal...
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
The persistence of ‘Israel First’
Trump’s Middle East record reveals the short life of “America First.”
How agave agroforestry can restore drylands and strengthen climate resilience
The agave-powered agroforestry and livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands and provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands.
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.
Report: State textile laws spark massive drop in apparel PFAS levels
"No PFAS, No Problem: Product Testing Reveals Success of CA and NY PFAS Textile Laws" found that 80 percent of tested consumer products are now in compliance with newly enacted restriction.