Friday, April 18, 2025

Tag: climate denial

Trump administration orders USDA and Forest Service to remove climate change...

The systematic erasure of climate change information from government websites threatens scientific transparency, public safety, and environmental policy.

Twin phantasms: Electoral and climate denialism

"Denialism: the practice of denying the existence, truth, or validity of something despite proof or strong evidence that it is real, true, or valid."

‘Time to make them pay’: Internal docs further expose Exxon efforts...

"As communities pay an ever-greater price for our worsening climate crisis, it's more clear than ever that Exxon must be held accountable to pay for the harm it has caused."

Congressional Dems request DOJ investigation into Big Oil’s climate deception

“As long as Big Oil’s climate lies, both past and present, remain unchallenged by the DOJ, protecting the American public from the ravages of climate change will remain that much more difficult.”

How a billionaire’s ‘attack philanthropy’ secretly funded climate denialism and right-wing...

Barre Seid has funded climate denialism as well as a national network of state-level think tanks that promote business deregulation and fight Medicaid expansion.

Social media giants get a failing grade on climate disinformation

“As fossil fuel industry-backed climate disinformation pollutes users’ social media feeds and fans the flames of the climate crisis, tech companies are leaving the public in the dark.”

Right-wing populist parties are bad for climate action, study finds

The researchers, from the Universities of Sussex and Warwick in the UK, found that the influence of a right-wing populist party can reduce a country’s climate policy score by nearly 25 percent.

These agribusiness groups with ties to climate denial are trying to...

“We just cannot afford to let Big Ag and their lobbyist shills decimate U.K. food standards.”

Trump’s climate denial gains strength if we’re in denial about his...

Climate change is an emergency. And so is Trumpism. Flames are approaching what’s left of democratic structures in the United States.

The well-funded, well-orchestrated climate change-denial movement

"The climate change counter movement, as I call it, is really an add-on to the already-existing conservative movement in the United States."

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Trump fast-tracks Great Lakes oil tunnel, triggering outcry over water and climate risks

Environmental groups and tribal nations warn the Line 5 tunnel project could endanger drinking water for 40 million people after Trump administration classifies it as an emergency.

How 77 tons of radioactive waste ended up in Brooklyn

A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.

Federal judge halts Trump administration freeze on billions in climate and infrastructure funds

Court rules that blocking congressionally approved aid for clean energy, public health, and environmental protection violated federal law and harmed communities nationwide.

Israel declares permanent military zones in Gaza, vows to block humanitarian aid despite mass...

Defense minister confirms indefinite occupation of seized territory and continuation of full blockade as humanitarian agencies warn of catastrophic collapse and forced displacement.

Keystone XL oil spill shuts down pipeline and halts flow of millions of gallons...

An estimated 3,500 barrels of oil (147,000 gallons) spilled into an agricultural field in a rural area, about 60 miles southwest of Fargo.