Monday, September 16, 2024

6 ways restaurants can reduce their environmental impact

The restaurant industry struggles to meet consumers’ sustainability standards because of conventional management patterns.

The big, dirty money behind the California wildfires

It turns out that climate destruction isn’t just a terrible long-term investment, in many cases—as our state burns north, south, east, and west—it’s a terrible short-term investment too.

EPA sued for failure to release glyphosate documents

The EPA has no legal basis for refusing to produce these records.

Gas flaring can harm people 60 miles away, study finds

Researchers found that people don't have to be right next to oil and gas fields to experience respiratory distress from flaring.

State backers of anti-protest bills received campaign funding from oil and gas industry, report...

Legal experts have warned that critical infrastructure laws may well be unconstitutional.

Biden administration unveils nation’s first Ocean Climate Action Plan

“This Ocean Climate Action Plan is the first comprehensive approach that the U.S. has taken to leveraging the power of the ocean in the fight against climate change.”

‘Dirty Truth’: New campaign exposes utilities failing to deliver on climate pledges

“This ad brings to light the true cost of fossil fuels—our health, our livelihood, and our future—and the truth that many American utility companies are purposefully misleading the public about their commitments to switch to green electricity."

Hillary Clinton Voices Support for Federal Investigation of ExxonMobil

At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton said that she is in support of the Department of Justice investigating ExxonMobil. Her stance: There is a lot of evidence that ExxonMobil purposefully mislead the American public on climate change.

Matchbox joins toy companies to make toys more eco-friendly

Matchbox car swill be made of 99 percent recycled materials and will hit store shelves in 2022.

Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 18

Who is Christine Blasey Ford, catastrophic and historic flooding, Trumps sets up tariffs, and more.