Tag: Texas
Texas abortion law reflects GOP turn towards citizen enforcement
Is this the highest-profile example of a growing push by Republicans to give supporters broad power to sue over issues important to their base?
A chill wind: Texas unleashes bounty hunters on women
Texas' latest abortion ban deputizes ordinary citizens to hunt down and sue anyone who helps a woman get an abortion after 6 weeks (e.g. clinic staff, taxi drivers, someone who provided money for the procedure).
Abortion bounty hunters in Texas are not ‘whistleblowers’ — they’re cruel...
Aided by the U.S. Supreme Court, the state of Texas has now codified misogyny.
Texas company exposed by DeSmog for radioactive fracking waste practices threatens...
Both during and after DeSmog’s investigation, Lotus LLC has tried various approaches to keep information about the company under wraps.
‘We’re staying out’: Texas state democrats who fled to D.C. tell...
“We’re not going to be bullied and intimidated by anybody, including the governor or our colleagues. We have a job to be the voice of our constituents.”
Keep thinking outside the box
Climate change is caused by too much reliance on fossil fuels – and yet the United States continues to rely upon them.
Where does the buck stop in Texas?
Texas Republicans took money from the utilities they failed to regulate. Now they’re pointing the finger elsewhere for power failures.
Fossil freeze: Deadly Texas catastrophe shows how natural gas systems can...
Climate scientists warn that what lies ahead for all of us isn’t simply “global warming,” it’s what some call global weirding.
Lawsuit challenges permits for some of Texas’ largest polluters, alleges state...
“Until we get control of the emissions in those disproportionate areas or overburden areas. I think all permitting should be stopped until we get a handle on it.”
Trump administration plans to cut federal funding for Covid testing sites
“The pandemic is clearly getting worse in states nationwide—and instead of trying harder to stop it, President Trump is apparently trying harder to hide it.”
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Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs
Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion
The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule
The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws
The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.
Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes five-year Arctic oil rule covering polar bear and walrus...
The industry's own estimate counts 123 polar bear harassments and no deaths over the period, while the agency's rule lists how deaths could still occur.