A bipartisan group of 13 governors urges Congress to “reform” energy permitting. It’s a terrible idea.
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6 Democratic Governors Have Linked Arms With the GOP to Push Fossil Fuels Read Post »
Trump has taken a wrecking ball to environmental regulation. Who benefits?
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Trump’s Environmental Policy Is Determined to “Make America Poisoned Again” Read Post »
Previous pauses in EPA enforcement indicate that a lack of federal oversight can embolden polluters.
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How Government Shutdowns Leave Polluting Legacies Read Post »
“This is climate obstruction at work,” says Nina Lakhani, senior climate justice reporter for The Guardian US.
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Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Outnumbered Negotiators, Delegates at UN Climate Talks Read Post »
“If we … continue burning fossil fuels, these deaths will only increase,” warned a climatologist.
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Research Suggests Climate Change May Have Killed Over 16K in Europe This Summer Read Post »
“We need help over here and we’re not getting it,” said a resident of the city where 90 percent of kids live in poverty.
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Black Louisiana Community Coated in Toxic Fallout After Explosion at Oil Plant Read Post »
A new report found higher levels of fine particulate matter in areas near cattle and hog farms across the US.
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Latinx Communities Face Disproportionate Health Impacts From Factory Farming Read Post »
A broad coalition of activists around the country have long been lobbying to ban toxic forever chemicals.
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New Jersey Wins Historic $2 Billion Settlement From Chemical Companies Over PFAS Read Post »
The move delays base-level reporting and monitoring, and actual cleanup will be punted even further into the future.
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Trump’s Coal-Friendly EPA Rolls Back Rules Meant to Prevent Water Contamination Read Post »
Three cases allege that local governments clustered polluting industrial facilities in minority neighborhoods.
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Trump Administration Will Shut Down 7 Major Housing Discrimination Cases Read Post »
A new study estimates that the North Atlantic Ocean alone has a staggering 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics.
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The Oceans Likely Contain Much More Plastic Than We Previously Thought Read Post »
On average, hazardous chemical accidents happen once every other day in the US.
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Trump Shutters Federal Agency That Investigates Industrial Chemical Explosions Read Post »
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