Burn Pits, Climate Change and the US Military
While it’s obvious that the Democratic candidates are much better on these issues than the four Republicans still seeking their party’s nomination, the media needs to take a share of the blame for so rarely bringing up the topic.
HSBC to phase out coal financing after shareholder vote
“We’re delighted that our campaign has resulted in a binding commitment by HSBC to phase out coal, but the devil is in the detail and the next six months are crucial to ensure that this commitment is translated into robust sector policies.”
Introducing IOGCC: The Most Powerful Oil and Gas Lobby You’ve Never Heard Of
New documents show for the first time that it was Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) at the front and center, and not just Halliburton, which created what many now know as the Halliburton Loophole.
‘Nero drilling while Rome burns:’ US oil and gas production soars in Trump’s second...
Experts warn that the rush for new oil and gas drilling in 2018 will have consequences for the climate, but there are ways to slow it down – or even stop it.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Latest Effort to Block Air Pollution Rule
Twenty states tried to derail the Obama administration’s mercury regulation.
Democrats need to be pressured on climate, too
"We are already facing the consequences of the climate crisis."
Greenland ice melt will raise global sea levels at least 10 inches, scientists conclude
The scientists worry severe melting events, like the melting seen in 2012, could push eventual sea level rise closer to 30 inches.
Indigenous-led action outside White House urges Biden to ‘protect people, not polluters’
Protesters are calling on the president and Congress to "prioritize climate justice, racial justice, Indigenous rights, housing justice, and transit justice in the infrastructure discussions."
Pipeline exec. refers to activists opposing construction near bald eagle nest as ‘awful soulless...
The backdrop to this tension is Millennium’s impending drilling on a crossing of the Neversink River, less than a mile from a bald eagle’s nest, as part of its Eastern System Upgrade project.
We’re miscalculating the cancer risk from a massive class of chemicals: MIT study
"I think regulators, whether it's in air, soil or sediment, are getting the message … in Europe and the U.S. that you really have to take a much broader look at PAHs in terms of exposure and risk."