Warren, Booker & Steyer to take part in first-ever presidential forum on environmental justice
“It’s important that we have these conversations about climate change, but those are the symptoms of a disease.”
First-of-its kind study offers blueprint for ocean protection
“This research sets the foundation for the next era of ocean conservation to be one that truly places biodiversity and people at the heart of national conversations.”
Oil, gas, petrochemical financial woes predate pandemic — and will continue after, despite bailouts,...
“The crash that we’re seeing in the oil and gas and petrochemicals industry is a recent intensification of what has been a very long-term trend.”
Enbridge Stuffs Provision into Wisconsin Budget to Expedite Controversial Piece of “Keystone XL Clone”
While Americans were off celebrating the fourth of July, Canadian pipeline company giant Enbridge worked a deal with the Wisconsin Budget about its controversial proposed Line 61 tar sands pipeline expansion project. This proposal is not yet final, so let's hope it does not pass.
US oil-linked pressure group attacks EU green policies, breaks lobbying rules
It appears that Consumer Choice Center’s activity puts it in breach of EU transparency rules, which require lobbyists to declare their activities on the EU Transparency Register.
California leads multi-state lawsuit against Trump admins’ clean car rollback
"We will join our partner states and take the Trump Administration to court to fight another illegal and dangerous rollback.”
Meat and dairy industry ‘weakening’ climate policy in the EU: Report
The report found that the livestock industry had “largely succeeded” in weakening EU policies, which were designed to slash the climate impact of the meat and dairy sector.
Groups challenge Trump administration’s delisting of gray wolves
The lawsuit claims the United States Fish and Wildlife Service made a decision "based on politics, not science."
Climate crisis and big agriculture threaten insects worldwide
A new study found that the combination of habitat loss caused by big agriculture and climate change are having a drastic impact on global insect populations.
Corporations don’t have to pay pollution fines during Covid-19
Not surprisingly, a number of companies that do not have to pay the fines they agreed to are ones with deep ties to the Trump administration.