Seattle advocacy groups are promoting social housing as both an affordable housing solution and a climate strategy.
California Sues Giant Oil Companies, Citing Decades of Deception
On September 15, 2023, the state of California filed a significant lawsuit against major oil companies, including Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, and Chevron, along with the American Petroleum Institute, alleging that they deliberately misled the public about the risks associated with fossil fuels, resulting in substantial environmental and economic damage. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco's superior court, seeks to establish an abatement fund to cover the costs of future climate-related disasters in the state. California, a key oil and gas producer, is especially vulnerable to climate change-driven extreme weather events. This lawsuit, brought by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, is seen as a landmark legal challenge within the ongoing wave of climate-related lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, as California's track record of influential legal cases could set a precedent for other states. The complaint argues that these companies knew about the dangers of their products since the 1950s but concealed this information and promoted fossil fuels as safe, even in recent years, when they publicly downplayed their commitment to emissions reduction.
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A Trump administration executive order freezing all foreign aid has led to the abrupt shutdown of U.S.A.I.D.-funded clinical trials worldwide, leaving thousands of participants...
The Trump administration has placed 168 Environmental Protection Agency employees on administrative leave, a move widely seen as the first step in shutting down the agency’s...
Community leaders in historically Black and brown neighborhoods of Houston are calling for greater government attention to long-standing issues such as infrastructure neglect...
The Trump administration has swiftly removed key environmental justice and climate data from government websites, including the Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool...
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The Environmental Protection Agency has partially lifted a spending freeze that had halted funding for environmental programs under the bipartisan infrastructure law...
Experts from government, academia, and activism gathered in Philadelphia to discuss climate disaster preparedness as the Trump administration considers cutting FEMA funding.
The Trump administration has removed the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST), a key resource used to identify disadvantaged communities for environmental justice..
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The EPA is reassessing the health risks of nitrates in drinking water, with growing concerns that exposure could increase cancer risk.
President Trump’s temporary freeze on federal grants and loans created widespread uncertainty for environmental and climate programs before being rescinded.
A coalition of U.S. power companies is urging the Trump administration to weaken coal ash regulations, arguing that cleanup requirements are overly burdensome.
Black farmers in Nicodemus, Kansas, have practiced sustainable agriculture for generations, using climate-smart methods long before they became widely recognized.