ThinkProgressEPA The architect of several of the Trump EPA’s most controversial policies is outThinkProgress - E.A. Crunden Bill Wehrum is leaving the agency amid mounting scrutiny and scandal. A top Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official who is considered the …
Real Simpleadded this to LifeLifestyle Why You Should Stop Using Makeup Remover Wipes ASAPReal Simple - Jennifer Benjamin They may be convenient, but disposable wipes wreak serious havoc on our environment. At the end of a long day, removing your makeup—possibly with the …
FiveThirtyEightCory Booker Where Tonight’s Debaters Stand On Climate PolicyFiveThirtyEight The Democratic primary candidates are mostly all starting from the same big picture position on climate: It’s real, we need to address it now and …
ThinkProgressOregon State Police Republicans AWOL and Democrats surrendering: the latest on the Oregon climate chaosThinkProgress - E.A. Crunden Here's what you need to know about one of the year's biggest climate fights. A dramatic flight by Republicans coupled with a shocking surrender by …
ScrollU.S. Military Donald Trump’s war preparations are killing earth: The US armed forces’ carbon footprint is hugescroll.in - Benjamin Neimark, Oliver Belcher and Patrick Bigger, The Conversation The United States military services’ carbon bootprint is enormous. Like corporate supply chains, it relies upon an extensive global network of …
Play buttonMarianne Williamson Marianne Williamson proposes a 'healthy alternative' to the debate drinking game. And yes, it involves yoga.theweek.com - Jeva Lange We're still 496 days away from the 2020 presidential election, but the first of one dozen (!!!) Democratic debates begins tonight. That seems like as …
ThinkProgressadded this to Top StoriesCoal Renewables overpower coal for first time ever in the USThinkProgress - Joe Romm Renewables provided 23% of U.S. power in April, while coal generated 20%. In a remarkable sign of the shifting fortunes of dirty energy and clean …
Politics 7 Fantasies Democratic 2020 Candidates Are Trying To Sell Americathefederalist.com - 2020 In the 1800s, when the American West was being settled, many enterprising souls sold such remedies as Dr. Brown’s Magic Energy Elixir. Of course, the …
Guardian USadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) Why I’m climate striking against Fox News on FridayThe Guardian - Alexandria VillaseñorThe media as a whole lets us down every day by treating the climate crisis as a non-story We will never get the action we need to save our planet when most people still don't know there is a crisis to
The Hindu Groupadded this to The HinduChennai Leonardo DiCaprio’s Instagram post on Chennai’s water crisis brings global attention to the issueThe Hindu - The Hindu Net Desk Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio is renowned for his work as an environmentalist, and activist for several global causes such as climate change. Now, …
Fast Companyadded this to Fast CompanyPolitics The one strategy that could finance the whole Green New DealFast Company - Eillie AnzilottiThe current banking system in the U.S. doesn’t meet the equity or environmental aims of the Green New Deal. But the push to establish government-run banks that do is gaining momentum as an alternative.
Associated PressMississippi River No swimming: Toxic bacteria afflicts Mississippi coastAssociated PressPASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — An outbreak of toxic bacteria is ruining some beach plans in Mississippi, where authorities are warning people not to swim or eat seafood from polluted coastal waters. The
Pittsburgh, PA Environmentalists critical of natural-gas storage hub in Southwest Pa. regional planpghcitypaper.com - Ryan Deto In May, the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), which is responsible for funneling federal funds to address regional infrastructure needs, …
Fast Companyadded this to Fast CompanyGreen New Deal Big philanthropy could fuel the Green New Deal—if it learns to listenFast Company - Ben PaynterTo make the biggest impact on environmental sustainability and social justice, wealthy funders need to take a step back and let movement leaders—who have been working on these issues for years—take the
El Paso, TX Medical waste facility again approved to open in El Paso's Lower Valleykvia.com - #printStr($author.authorFirstName) #printStr($author.authorLastName) EL PASO, Texas - For a second time, a state environmental official has approved a plan to operate a controversial medical waste treatment facility in …
Curbedadded this to CurbedPolitics Where the Democratic candidates stand on climate policyCurbed - Alissa WalkerClimate change is emerging as a critical issue for 2020. A recent Reuters poll confirmed that 69 percent of voters—including Republicans—believe the country should take “aggressive” action to reduce emissions,
Outlook Magazineadded this to Outlook IndiaGoa Draft of Goa coastal zone management plan opposedoutlookindia.com Panaji, June 26 Goan environmentalists here on Wednesday raised questions over the hurriedly called public consultation meet to finalise the draft …
Global Newsadded this to Global NewsHalifax, NS ‘Red carpet of pollution’ laid out for environment ministers’ meetings in Halifaxglobalnews.ca - By Jesse Thomas Environmentalist are rolling out the “red carpet of pollution” ahead of the Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment meetings being held in …
Green New Deal Climate change will be a decisive issue in 2020bostonglobe.com - Diane Hessan In fact, over the last few months, among the people in my nationwide pool of voters, climate change has gone from an issue that was a top priority …
CityLabadded this to All StoriesGreen New Deal One Way to Make the Green New Deal Actually Happen: a Super-MinistryCityLabTo administer the Green New Deal, combine Interior, Energy, Housing & Urban Development, and Transportation to create a new Department of Cities and Regions. One month after Donald Trump took office, presidential
New Haven Suspicious item at New Haven courthouse determined to be non-dairy creamernhregister.com - Ben Lambert NEW HAVEN — A supicious item found at the Superior Court building on Church Street Wednesday was non-dairy creamer, a city official said. Emergency …
El Paso, TX Proposed Lower Valley medical waste facility moving forwardkfoxtv.com - Erika Esquivel The proposed medical waste facility in El Paso was approved June 18 by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The …
Reutersadded this to Top NewsEnvironment Americans demand climate action (as long as it doesn't cost much): Reuters pollReuters - By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 70 percent of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, want the United States to take “aggressive” action to combat climate change - but only a third would support
Liberal View In the 2020 debate over climate policy, the stakes are especially high for communities of colordailykos.com - Alexandra Arriaga As a crowd of Democrats enters the first primary debates on Wednesday and Thursday, a growing number of voters will be waiting to parse through …
U.S. News & World ReportBen Ray Luján Chaco Drilling Moratorium Included in Spending MeasureU.S. News & World Report - Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. land managers would be prohibited from using federal funds to approve oil and gas projects near Chaco Culture National …
Voxadded this to Policy & PoliticsPlay buttonJay Inslee Jay Inslee’s presidential campaign is all about climate changeVox - Ella NilsenJay Inslee, the governor of Washington and a Democratic candidate for president, is trying to make the 2020 race all about climate change. Elevating climate change and the existential threat it poses the
Play buttonJoe Biden Conservative group launches ad blitz calling on 2020 Democrats to release potential Supreme Court picksthehill.com - John Bowden A right-leaning group announced this week that it would launch a $1.1 million ad campaign targeting Democratic primary contenders, urging voters to …
Jair Bolsonaro Brazil Congress ditches Bolsonaro decree weakening indigenous agencytrust.org - Thomson Reuters Foundation Bolsonaro has alarmed anthropologists and environmentalists alike with vows to assimilate the country's 800,000 indigenous people into Brazilian …
Al Jazeeraadded this to AJ ImpactJay Inslee Which 2020 Democrat has the strongest climate platform?Al Jazeera - Ben PivenAt the first presidential debate in Miami, candidates are competing for voter attention on plans to stop global warming. The issues up for discussion at the first 2020 Democratic presidential debate in
ReutersEnvironment Kenya environmental tribunal suspends coal plant license, allows fresh studyReuters - Reuters EditorialNAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan environmental tribunal delayed a license for a planned coal power plant in the coastal Lamu region on Wednesday, saying the builders must submit a fresh environmental study
