Tag: Rhode Island
Baltimore, Rhode Island argue they’re suing fossil fuel companies over climate...
While the Baltimore and Rhode Island cases proceed in state courts, the fossil fuel companies continue to pursue federal court jurisdiction.
Exclusive: Rhode Island governor nixed agency critiques of LNG facility, silencing...
“We’re going to keep fighting, we’re not going to allow this to be a sacrifice zone for people of color.”
How a small New England state is becoming a trailblazer in...
John Marion has successfully spearheaded numerous pieces of democracy reform, including online voter registration, a law strengthening the state’s Ethics Commission and automatic voter registration and risk-limiting post-election audits.
Major fracked-gas pipeline leak shuts down Rhode Island interstate
Emergency vehicles swarmed the scene and nearby businesses had to evacuate.
8 states that made 2016 a huge year for clean energy
These victories—many of them bipartisan—across the country give hope for 2017.
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Why Trump wants to kill the biggest environmental law you’ve never heard of
NEPA is one of the biggest federal policies ever enacted to protect our environment. But Trump is out to gut it — here's why.
Former LA Councilman pleads guilty to obstructing federal corruption probe
If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
A ‘historic day’ as federal judge orders shutdown and removal of Dakota Access Pipeline
This is the first time a federal judge has closed an operating pipeline for environmental reasons.
His own worst enemy, Trump drowns in his own swamp
Thus does Trump bring down the very doom and gloom, if not carnage, on himself invoked by his own lies and fear-mongering.
Monopoly mayhem: Corporations win, workers lose
Big corporations have become so dominant that workers and consumers have fewer options and have to accept the wages and prices these giant corporations offer.