Tag: Rhode Island
Baltimore, Rhode Island argue they’re suing fossil fuel companies over climate...
While the Baltimore and Rhode Island cases proceed in state courts, the fossil fuel companies continue to pursue federal court jurisdiction.
Exclusive: Rhode Island governor nixed agency critiques of LNG facility, silencing...
“We’re going to keep fighting, we’re not going to allow this to be a sacrifice zone for people of color.”
How a small New England state is becoming a trailblazer in...
John Marion has successfully spearheaded numerous pieces of democracy reform, including online voter registration, a law strengthening the state’s Ethics Commission and automatic voter registration and risk-limiting post-election audits.
Major fracked-gas pipeline leak shuts down Rhode Island interstate
Emergency vehicles swarmed the scene and nearby businesses had to evacuate.
8 states that made 2016 a huge year for clean energy
These victories—many of them bipartisan—across the country give hope for 2017.
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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...
Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.
Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law
Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.
Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight
Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.
Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot
Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.
Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated
The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.