Tag: Interior Secretary
‘Historic and hopeful moment’: Senate confirms Haaland as interior secretary
One campaigner called her confirmation “a tremendous win for Indigenous communities, the waters, parks, and lands across our country, and the climate.”
Native leadership for the US Department of the Interior
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez called it a “truly a historic and unprecedented day for all Indigenous people.”
Winona LaDuke: Deb Haaland’s nomination for Interior Sec. is ‘important step’...
Haaland’s nomination was backed by progressives, as well as more than 120 tribal leaders, who sent a letter to Biden last month urging him to select her for the post.
Oil execs brag about having ‘direct access’ to Trump’s pick for...
This culture of access has had real environmental consequences.
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Private prisons poised to reap billions as Laken Riley Act passes Congress
Corporate interests dominate immigration policy under new legislation.
Trump attacks Bishop for plea of mercy, calling for LGBTQ+ and immigrant compassion in...
“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”
Trump rescinds Biden’s executive order on drug prices, halting efforts to lower costs
Trump reverses progress on drug affordability, halting Medicare and Medicaid cost-saving initiatives.
Should climate activists target fossil fuel subsidies?
It’s hard to imagine Sanders and Musk actually agreeing on much, but the message from Sanders got me wondering about another area of wild government overspending: fossil fuel subsidies.
States are doing a terrible job enforcing laws meant to protect farmed animals
Lack of law enforcement leads to needless suffering for sentient beings.