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uk/Irish Government Faces Supreme Court Challenge Over Inadequate Climate Action
By Dana Drugmand
on
A lawsuit brought by an environmental group against the Irish government seeking more urgent action to stave off climate catastrophe and protect citizens came before the country's Supreme Court las...
us/Democrats' New Climate Plan Says Polluters Shouldn’t Receive Immunity From Lawsuits for Climate Impacts
By Dana Drugmand
on
On Tuesday, June 30, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, released a comprehensive action plan for...
us/New NAFTA Trade Deal Deepens Oil and Gas Dependency During Climate Crisis
By Martha Pskowski
on
The coronavirus pandemic and record-low oil prices dealt a blow to the fossil fuel industry this year. But the new trade deal between the United States, Mexico, and Canada, known as the USMCA, will...
us/‘Slam Dunk’ Study Finds Trump EPA’s Move Not to Tighten Air Pollution Standards Would Prematurely Kill 140,000 Americans
By Dana Drugmand
on
A new study from public health researchers provides the strongest evidence yet that increased exposure to a type of air pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks that's known as fine particulate mat...
uk/Aviation Industry Efforts to Weaken Climate Obligations Could Lead to More Stringent Regulation
By Jocelyn Timperley
on
The UN's aviation agency is this week expected to approve a rule change that would weaken the industry's obligation to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. But the decision could ultimately lead to th...
us/In Break With Trump's EPA, Nevada Announces Plan to Cut Tailpipe Emissions
By Dana Drugmand
on
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced on Monday, June 22, that Nevada would be developing a policy to increase the number of zero and low-emission vehicles sold within the state. With the announ...
uk/Even ‘Climate Progressive’ Nations Failing to Meet Paris Targets – Research
By Guest
on
By Alex Kirby for Climate News Network Nations which pride themselves on their zeal in tackling climate change by cutting carbon dioxide emissions as they have promised, the so-called “climate pro...
uk/Ireland's Prospective Coalition Outlines Ambitious Climate Programme
By John Gibbons
on
Ireland’s three prospective coalition partners have just agreed the strongest commitments to climate and environmental action in over a decade. The newly published Programme for Government, agreed...
us/From Hurricane Maria to COVID, Gas Lobbyist-turned-Trump Energy Lawyer Uses Crises as 'Opportunity'
By Steve Horn
on
Among a string of recent environmental rollbacks, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) aims to vastly narrow the scope of environmental reviews for those applying for liquefied ...
us/Trump EPA’s Refusal to Strengthen Air Quality Standards Most Likely to Harm Communities of Color, Experts Say
By Dana Drugmand
on
In April, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, proposed maintaining, rather than strengthening, national air quality standards for soot, ...

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uk/Irish Government Faces Supreme Court Challenge Over Inadequate Climate Action
ByDana Drugmand
on
A lawsuit brought by an environmental group against the Irish government seeking more urgent action to stave off climate catastrophe and protect citizens came before the country's Supreme Court las...
us/Democrats' New Climate Plan Says Polluters Shouldn’t Receive Immunity From Lawsuits for Climate Impacts
ByDana Drugmand
on
On Tuesday, June 30, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, released a comprehensive action plan for...
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
us/New NAFTA Trade Deal Deepens Oil and Gas Dependency During Climate Crisis
ByMartha Pskowski
on
The coronavirus pandemic and record-low oil prices dealt a blow to the fossil fuel industry this year. But the new trade deal between the United States, Mexico, and Canada, known as the USMCA, will...
us/‘Slam Dunk’ Study Finds Trump EPA’s Move Not to Tighten Air Pollution Standards Would Prematurely Kill 140,000 Americans
ByDana Drugmand
on
A new study from public health researchers provides the strongest evidence yet that increased exposure to a type of air pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks that's known as fine particulate mat...
uk/Aviation Industry Efforts to Weaken Climate Obligations Could Lead to More Stringent Regulation
ByJocelyn Timperley
on
The UN's aviation agency is this week expected to approve a rule change that would weaken the industry's obligation to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. But the decision could ultimately lead to th...
us/In Break With Trump's EPA, Nevada Announces Plan to Cut Tailpipe Emissions
ByDana Drugmand
on
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced on Monday, June 22, that Nevada would be developing a policy to increase the number of zero and low-emission vehicles sold within the state. With the announ...
Series: Koch vs Clean
uk/Even ‘Climate Progressive’ Nations Failing to Meet Paris Targets – Research
ByGuest
on
By Alex Kirby for Climate News Network Nations which pride themselves on their zeal in tackling climate change by cutting carbon dioxide emissions as they have promised, the so-called “climate pro...
uk/Ireland's Prospective Coalition Outlines Ambitious Climate Programme
ByJohn Gibbons
on
Ireland’s three prospective coalition partners have just agreed the strongest commitments to climate and environmental action in over a decade. The newly published Programme for Government, agreed...
us/From Hurricane Maria to COVID, Gas Lobbyist-turned-Trump Energy Lawyer Uses Crises as 'Opportunity'
BySteve Horn
on
Among a string of recent environmental rollbacks, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) aims to vastly narrow the scope of environmental reviews for those applying for liquefied ...
us/Trump EPA’s Refusal to Strengthen Air Quality Standards Most Likely to Harm Communities of Color, Experts Say
ByDana Drugmand
on
In April, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, proposed maintaining, rather than strengthening, national air quality standards for soot, ...