Model legislation from right-wing policy incubator ALEC aims to extend deregulation far beyond Washington, DC.
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After Federal Rollbacks, Corporate Interests Wage War on State Regulators Read Post »
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the US prepares for what could be another record-breaking hot summer, Donald Trump and his pick to lead the nation’s workplace safety agency are expected to derail the creation of the nation’s first-ever federal labor protections from extreme heat. Trump in February nominated David […]
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Legislation would embolden corporations and powerful individuals to use retaliatory lawsuits to silence their critics.
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Corporate-Led Attack on Free Speech in Texas Meets Bipartisan Resistance Read Post »
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The aviation industry is “failing dramatically” in its efforts to tackle its role in the climate crisis, according to a newly formed group of aviation professionals. They say they are torn between their passion for flying and their concern for the planet […]
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Aviation Industry “Failing Dramatically” on Climate, Insiders Say Read Post »
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration On a warm July morning in 1943, in the middle of World War II, a thick cloud of acrid smoke blanketed downtown Los Angeles, turning its clear blue skies into an inscrutable brown haze that left Angelenos with burning eyes, […]
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This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration Last week, the US Department of the Interior announced that it would speed up the approval process for certain fossil fuel projects, proclaiming that environmental analyses that previously would have taken years must now be taken down to, at maximum, a month. While the […]
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Trump’s Rookie Moves Have Created Loads of Uncertainty—Even for Big Oil Read Post »
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. China will continue to push forward on the climate crisis, Xi Jinping has said while appearing to criticize the “protectionism” of Donald Trump’s tariff policies. The Chinese president was attending a closed-door virtual meeting with the UN secretary general, António Guterres, Brazil’s president, Luiz […]
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China’s Xi Prepares to Eat America’s Lunch as Trump Cedes Leadership on Clean Energy Read Post »
Analysis finds that corporations facing federal investigations or enforcement lawsuits donated a combined $50 million.
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Trump Drops or Pauses Cases Against 17 Corporations That Funded His Inauguration Read Post »
Donald Trump’s inaugural committee raised almost $250 million, much of it from donors who are seeking—and in many cases have already received—valuable favors from the administration of the famously transactional president. The Wall Street Journal, which reviewed the committee’s filing ahead of a Sunday deadline, reported that the funding haul far exceeded what the committee […]
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Corporate Chiefs Gave Trump’s Inaugural Committee $250 Million. Benefits Abound. Read Post »
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Residents of the mostly Black communities sandwiched between chemical plants along the lower Mississippi River have long said they get most of the pollution but few of the jobs produced by the region’s vast petrochemical industry. A new study led by Tulane University […]
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In “Cancer Alley,” Black Communities Get All the pollution, But Few of the Jobs Read Post »
This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 2021, James Kenney and his husband were at a big box store buying a piece of furniture when the sales associate asked if they’d like to add fabric protectant. Kenney, the cabinet secretary of New Mexico’s Environment Department, asked to see […]
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Some States Are Banning Forever Chemicals. Now Industry Is Fighting Back. Read Post »
For Donald Trump, TruthSocial, his unsuccessful and money-losing Twitter competitor, has mainly been a place to retreat to when banned from the former, and a megaphone to trumpet his many opinions on his enemies, golf, and the music of Paul Anka. But the company that owns TruthSocial, Trump Media & Technology Group, has also been […]
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Trump Officials Are Keeping Ties to His Social Media Company Read Post »
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