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uk/Ireland Climate Bill Slammed as 'Full of Loopholes'
By John Gibbons
on
A draft climate change bill designed to put Ireland on a path to net zero emissions has been criticised by leading climate experts as “weak” and full of “get-out clauses”. The new bill was promise...
us/Trump EPA Chief Lays Out Vision for Agency Critics Warn Would Create 'Apocalyptic, Devastated Planet'
By Guest
on
By Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler is under fire for a Thursday speech lay...
us/Climate Accountability Largely Missing from Senate Democrats’ New Climate Report
By Dana Drugmand
on
As blistering wildfires and a monstrous hurricane fueled by rising temperatures ravage the U.S., Senate Democrats this week released their action plan for combating the climate crisis and building ...
us/Climate Deniers on Front Line of Battle Over Pennsylvania Joining Cap-and-Trade Program to Slash Carbon Pollution
By Dana Drugmand
on
Pennsylvania, traditionally a battleground state in electoral politics, is currently embroiled in a battle over the state potentially joining a regional program to curb carbon pollution from the po...
uk/Workers Should be Focus of Post-COVID Climate Policy 'Reset', Unions Say
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Trade unions are calling for the government to put regional voices at the heart of its climate strategy - or risk catastrophic consequences. Meeting the UK’s 2050 net-zero target requires a “reset...
Historic Supreme Court Verdict Means Ireland's Government Must Increase Climate Ambition
By Dana Drugmand
on
The Supreme Court of Ireland has ruled in favour of an environmental group challenging the Irish government’s climate plans, finding its policies did not meet legal requirements for detailing how t...
us/As Trump Leaves Permian Oilfield, Industry Insiders Question If 2020 Bust Marks Texas Oil's Last Big Boom
By Sharon Kelly
on
Yesterday, President Trump left Midland, Texas, after arriving in the state’s Permian oilfield region for a $2,800 a plate luncheon and a “roundtable” that required each participant to pony up $100...
us/Trump’s Golden Era of Energy Is Turning to Lead
By Justin Mikulka
on
It was just over a year ago that President Trump announced, “The golden era of American energy is now underway,” saying that his policies focused on exploiting oil, gas, and coal were “unleashing e...
uk/Climate Campaigners Launch Legal Challenge to ‘Catastrophic’ Government Recovery Package
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Climate activists are planning to take the government to court over its COVID-19 bailout package, as they urge the UK to face up to its responsibility to tackle climate change. Plan B, a climate l...
uk/Government Appoints Lobbyists with US Agribusiness Ties to Trade and Agriculture Commission
By Rachel Sherrington
on
A commission set up to advise the government on maintaining “animal welfare and environmental standards” in post-Brexit trade deals includes two leading figures from a pro-deregulation thinktank kn...

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uk/Ireland Climate Bill Slammed as 'Full of Loopholes'
ByJohn Gibbons
on

A draft climate change bill designed to put Ireland on a path to net zero emissions has been criticised by leading climate experts as “weak” and full of “get-out clauses”. The new bill was promise...
us/Trump EPA Chief Lays Out Vision for Agency Critics Warn Would Create 'Apocalyptic, Devastated Planet'
ByGuest
on

By Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler is under fire for a Thursday speech lay...
us/Climate Accountability Largely Missing from Senate Democrats’ New Climate Report
ByDana Drugmand
on

As blistering wildfires and a monstrous hurricane fueled by rising temperatures ravage the U.S., Senate Democrats this week released their action plan for combating the climate crisis and building ...
Series: Tracking the Lawsuits Fighting for Climate Accountability
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
us/Climate Deniers on Front Line of Battle Over Pennsylvania Joining Cap-and-Trade Program to Slash Carbon Pollution
ByDana Drugmand
on

Pennsylvania, traditionally a battleground state in electoral politics, is currently embroiled in a battle over the state potentially joining a regional program to curb carbon pollution from the po...
uk/Workers Should be Focus of Post-COVID Climate Policy 'Reset', Unions Say
ByPhoebe Cooke
on

Trade unions are calling for the government to put regional voices at the heart of its climate strategy - or risk catastrophic consequences. Meeting the UK’s 2050 net-zero target requires a “reset...
Historic Supreme Court Verdict Means Ireland's Government Must Increase Climate Ambition
ByDana Drugmand
on

The Supreme Court of Ireland has ruled in favour of an environmental group challenging the Irish government’s climate plans, finding its policies did not meet legal requirements for detailing how t...
Series: Tracking the Lawsuits Fighting for Climate Accountability
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
us/As Trump Leaves Permian Oilfield, Industry Insiders Question If 2020 Bust Marks Texas Oil's Last Big Boom
BySharon Kelly
on

Yesterday, President Trump left Midland, Texas, after arriving in the state’s Permian oilfield region for a $2,800 a plate luncheon and a “roundtable” that required each participant to pony up $100...
Series: Permian Problems: Fracking Industry's Promised Land Turns Sour
Series: Fracking the Permian
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us/Trump’s Golden Era of Energy Is Turning to Lead
ByJustin Mikulka
on

It was just over a year ago that President Trump announced, “The golden era of American energy is now underway,” saying that his policies focused on exploiting oil, gas, and coal were “unleashing e...
uk/Climate Campaigners Launch Legal Challenge to ‘Catastrophic’ Government Recovery Package
ByPhoebe Cooke
on

Climate activists are planning to take the government to court over its COVID-19 bailout package, as they urge the UK to face up to its responsibility to tackle climate change. Plan B, a climate l...
uk/Government Appoints Lobbyists with US Agribusiness Ties to Trade and Agriculture Commission
ByRachel Sherrington
on

A commission set up to advise the government on maintaining “animal welfare and environmental standards” in post-Brexit trade deals includes two leading figures from a pro-deregulation thinktank kn...