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Sunrise Movement Says Call Tornado Devastation What It Is: “A Climate Disaster”
Sunrise stressed that sweeping climate action, including passing the Build Back Better Act, is imperative.
ALEC Is Pushing a Bill That Punishes Banks for Divesting From Fossil Fuels
The bill would block firms that end these investments from receiving state government contracts or managing state funds.
Landfills Belch Climate-Warming Methane. Even the EPA Doesn’t Know How Much.
Landfills are a major source of greenhouse gas, but emissions are rarely measured at the source.
Manchin Takes the Teeth Out of Democrats’ Plan for Seniors’ Dental Care
Advocates in West Virginia have called out their senator for opposing adding dental coverage for Medicare recipients.
How Big Oil Rigs the System to Keep Winning
The oil and gas industry has refined its techniques to stay a step ahead over decades and it has no plans to stop soon.
As More Info Emerges on Omicron, Trump’s Old COVID Lies Continue to Kill People
The virus is on the uptick, and Omicron is likely to hit unvaccinated people hardest.
Billionaire Used Massive Oil Spill to Avoid Paying Income Tax for 14 Years
Phyllis Taylor’s company is responsible for the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history.
Senate Votes Against Biden Vaccine-or-Test Mandate, Thanks to Manchin and Tester
The Republican-led repeal push comes amid the rapid spread of the COVID-19 variant Omicron.
Fuel-Contaminated Water From Aging Navy Facility Sickens Pearl Harbor Families
Hawaii Congressman Kaialii Kahele called the recurring contamination a “crisis of astronomical proportions.”
Where Are the Damn PCR Tests Already? It’s Been 21 Months!
The staggering lack of easily available testing remains a glaring national crisis.