Yearly Archives: 2024
Organizations call on banks to end financing of metallurgical coal
An open letter was sent to 50 banks asking them to end “business as usual” practices.
Burgeoning hydrogen industry draws $41 million in federal lobbying from fossil fuel companies
Fossil fuel companies, which have promoted hydrogen as a catch-all solution to climate change, rank among the top spenders and outnumber clients from every industry.
In our deeply unequal world, the garbage rises ever higher
On Everest and elsewhere,the rich are creating waste.
Fossil fuel giants’ record payouts amid deepening climate crisis
The world's five largest oil companies, BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies, reported record profits and approved major new fossil fuel projects.
Israeli officials bracing for potential genocide charges as Gaza carnage escalates
This development has placed Israel's military operations under intense international scrutiny.
Israeli ministers’ shocking call for mass expulsion: Gaza faces threat of forced eviction
Ben-Gvir's statements have brought attention to the plight of the area's population, severely affected by a three-month bombing campaign that has displaced approximately 90 percent of the territory’s residents.
Could ‘sneaky, conniving’ Democrats help pump ‘Trump the Dictator’ surges after setbacks?
For now, it’s grin and bear it time, enduring one more round of crazed Trumpism until the zombie is declared dead and buried.
As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up
The salmon shortage has also inflamed a long-simmering legal fight among Native stakeholders, the Biden administration, and the state over who gets to fish on Alaska’s vast federal lands.
2023 has been a big year for climate accountability in the courts
From a groundbreaking trial in Montana to a “truly historic” human rights hearing in Europe, climate change litigation took big steps forward this year.
Biden bypasses Congress to expedite arms sales to Israel amid Gaza conflict
Administration's move to fast-track defense equipment to Israel raises ethical and legal questions amidst ongoing conflict.