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Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Last month, the British-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported that London-based HSBC, one of the world’s top-10 biggest banks, has helped raise $47 billion for the fossil fuel industry since its 2022 announcement that it would not finance new gas and oil infrastructure. It was another corporate spit in the face of science.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 3, 2024
Like almost all things chemical in the United States, the recent announcement by the Biden administration that it is banning a major form of asbestos is both a triumph and a disgrace. The Biden administration is also generally giving a two to five-year phase out period to companies that use asbestos sheet gaskets to seal pipes.
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Legal Planet
MARCH 9, 2023
My last blog post told the story of the original top-down approach to climate policy. The new approaches crystalized during the Obama Administration. After the failure of climate legislation in Congress, the Obama Administration also doubled down on agency action. Plan B may then look like a transition measure.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Despite the United States having spewed a quarter of all the world’s cumulative global warming gases, Johnson blathered at a 2017 town hall: “What about Africa? The United States currently emits at least three times more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than all 54 nations in Africa combined. Despite the fact that 99.9
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 24, 2022
The New York Times reports that a top secret special operations unit in the Defense Department bombed the Tabqa Dam on March 26, 2017. In the United States, the rising cost of water in one major American city is hurting people of color. bombing campaign during the war against Islamic State.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Each week, Circle of Blue breaks down the biggest stories, the latest data, and the most promising solutions to the United States’ most urgent water crisis. This year marked the third-warmest summer on record for the contiguous United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 28, 2022
The Biden administration cancels Trump-era lease renewals for a controversial mining project in Minnesota. The Biden administration cancelled two lease renewals for a proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. Today’s Top Water Stories, Told In Numbers. Water supplies for the municipality are running low.
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