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Youth Climate Activists to March 400 Miles From New Orleans to Houston

Youth Climate Activists to March 400 Miles From New Orleans to Houston

By Brett Wilkins Following the path of thousands of families who permanently fled the lowest-lying major city in the United States in the wake of storms like Hurricane Katrina, a group of activists from the youth-led Sunrise Movement on Monday began a 400-mile march from New Orleans to Houston to demand President Joe Biden include […]

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    Biden Administration Pushes 80% Clean Electricity Standard by 2030

    Biden Administration Pushes 80% Clean Electricity Standard by 2030

    The White House is pushing congressional Democrats to enact a Clean Electricity Standard that would require the U.S. grid to get 80% of its power from emissions-free sources by 2030, Reuters reports. The 80% by 2030 requirement could be achieved with already existing technology and — in every region — without additional cost to ratepayers […]

    White House Climate Summit: Biden Focuses on Creating Jobs

    White House Climate Summit: Biden Focuses on Creating Jobs

    President Biden closed out the White House climate summit Friday with a focus on how addressing climate change will create an “opportunity to create millions of good-paying jobs around the world.” Whereas Thursday’s session emphasized America’s renewed ambition in the form of its pledge to cut climate pollution by at least 50% below 2005 levels […]

    Biden Plans to Cut U.S. Climate Pollution in Half by 2030

    Biden Plans to Cut U.S. Climate Pollution in Half by 2030

    President Biden will pledge to cut U.S. climate pollution to 50% of 2005 levels by 2030, according to reports. The goal, known as a Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement, would nearly double the cuts targeted by the Obama administration in 2015. The White House said an official decision had not yet been made. […]

    How to Celebrate the Second Digital Earth Day

    How to Celebrate the Second Digital Earth Day

    On Thursday, April 22, the world will celebrate Earth Day, the largest non-religious holiday on the globe. This Earth Day falls at a critical turning point. It is the second Earth Day since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and follows a year of devastating climate disasters, such as the wildfires that scorched California and […]

    Undisclosed Ingredients in Roundup Are Lethal to Bumblebees, Study Finds

    Undisclosed Ingredients in Roundup Are Lethal to Bumblebees, Study Finds

    By Jenna McGuire Commonly used herbicides across the U.S. contain highly toxic undisclosed “inert” ingredients that are lethal to bumblebees, according to a new study published Friday in the Journal of Applied Ecology. The study reviewed several herbicide products and found that most contained glyphosate, an ingredient best recognized from Roundup products and the most […]

    ‘Watershed Moment’ as Haaland Revokes Trump-Era Orders, Creates Climate Task Force

    ‘Watershed Moment’ as Haaland Revokes Trump-Era Orders, Creates Climate Task Force

    By Jessica Corbett As the Biden administration reviews the U.S. government’s federal fossil fuels program and faces pressure to block any new dirty energy development, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland won praise from environmentalists on Friday for issuing a pair of climate-related secretarial orders. “Today is a watershed moment in the history of the U.S. Department […]

    Biden Refuses to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline, Despite Campaign Pledges on Tribal Relations and Climate

    Biden Refuses to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline, Despite Campaign Pledges on Tribal Relations and Climate

    By Jessica Corbett Indigenous leaders and climate campaigners on Friday blasted President Joe Biden’s refusal to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline during a court-ordered environmental review, which critics framed as a betrayal of his campaign promises to improve tribal relations and transition the country to clean energy. “Biden’s inaction to protect our fragile ecosystems, […]