Dakota Access Pipeline Divestiture and Climate Change Politics
Divestiture initiatives are unlikely to halt DAPL’s construction, but show cautious promise for stopping future US pipeline projects.
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Road to Trump’s Climate Change Hell Paved by Obama and Clinton
TRNN interview with Robert Pollin and Gerald Horne discussing the role of Democrats in setting the scene for Trump’s climate change inaction.
Read more...Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin Signs Law Imposing Hefty Fines and Lengthy Jail Terms for Anti-Pipeline Protests
Oklahoma becomes the first state to enact an anti-trespass law aimed at pipeline protests. Will this spark a national trend targeting protest and dissent?
Read more...Nina Turner: Why Do Politicians Ignore Environmental Issues?
Why is it that the major parties focus on the public health impacts that are a direct result of environmental toxicity and climate change?
Read more...Trump and Congress Use Congressional Review Act to Roll Back 14 ‘Midnight’ Rules; More to Follow?
Republicans use obscure 1996 law to roll back midnight rules. Federal courts are soon likely to consider its limits.
Read more...Dirt as a Carbon Sink?
Could dirt be a magic bullet in the fight to reduce carbon levels?
Read more...Faster Fashion Cycle Accelerates
Sustainable fashion initiatives face huge obstacles in displacing fast fashion’s popularity, despite fair labor and environmental concerns.
Read more...War in the Gulf (No, Not That Gulf!): The U.S. Navy’s Anti-Environmental Broadside in the Gulf of Alaska
US Navy schedules latest war games exercise in Gulf of Alaska, without due regard for environmental or community concerns.
Read more...John Michael Greer, James Howard Kunstler, Chris Martenson, Frank Morris, and Dmitry Orlov Discuss Trump, the Inequality Taboo and Other Hot Topics
A lively panel with provocative and colorful views.
Read more...The Clean Carbon Bad Joke
How viable are “cleaner” coal technologies? And can carbon sequestration save the day?
Read more...Trump EPA Cuts Will Hamper Efforts to Enforce Lead Standards for Drinking Water
TRNN interview with Erik Olson discussing water safety in the US, where 18 million people are served by water systems with lead violations.
Read more...ICCT Skewers Trump Regulatory Rollback Argument: Estimates Lower Costs for Meeting CAFE Standards than EPA
Costs of meeting CAFE standards may be 40% lower than EPA estimates; implementing common standards may reduce uncertainty and help carmakers.
Read more...Red State Rural America Is Acting on Climate Change — Without Calling It Climate Change
Reframing climate change to address co-benefit issues seems logical, and we can look for local government leaders in red states to lead the way
Read more...Gaius Publius: Massive Permafrost Thaw Documented in Canada, Huge Carbon Release May Be Coming
Permafrost melt is yet another worrisome climate sign….
Read more...EPA Failures Predate Trump: Evidence Emerges of Tropical Parasites in Rural America
EPA and other regulatory failures that predate the Trump administration have left some poor rural communities swimming in sewage.
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