By Jessica Corbett Environmental and Indigenous leaders on Thursday responded with alarm after Minnesota regulators approved key permits for Enbridge Energy’s planned Line 3 Pipeline replacement, and called on Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to block any construction for the Canadian company’s long-delayed multibillion-dollar project. “Gov. Walz has apparently decided that if Washington won’t lead on […]
The U.S. has officially left the Paris climate agreement. However, the permanence of its departure hangs on the still-uncertain outcome of Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election. While President Donald Trump made the decision to withdraw the U.S. from the agreement, his rival former Vice President Joe Biden has promised to rejoin “on day one,” as NPR […]
President Trump attacked the nation’s top infectious disease specialist in a call with campaign staffers that several reporters were allowed to listen to on Monday. In the call, Trump said that Dr. Anthony S. Fauci was “a disaster.” He added that despite the evidence that coronavirus cases are once again rising across the country, the […]
For the first time in more than two centuries of publication, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has taken a stand on a U.S. election. In an editorial titled “Dying in a Leadership Vacuum” published Wednesday, the journal condemned the Trump administration for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “Covid-19 has created a crisis […]
Both Facebook and Twitter acted Tuesday to flag a post by President Donald Trump in which he once again downplayed the new coronavirus by comparing it to the seasonal flu. “Flu season is coming up!,” Trump said in the post, as CNBC reported. “Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die […]
President Donald Trump violated federal health guidelines Sunday when he rode in an SUV with two Secret Service agents to greet well-wishers outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he is currently being treated after testing positive for the new coronavirus. The move went against Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, which […]
The first presidential debate seemed like it would end without a mention of the climate crisis when moderator Chris Wallace brought it up at the end of the night for a segment that lasted roughly 10 minutes. The raucous event in Cleveland, Ohio was notable for President Donald’s Trump’s constant interruptions and bullying behavior as […]
Yet another former Trump administration staffer has come out with an endorsement for former Vice President Joe Biden, this time in response to President Donald Trump‘s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. In an ad released by Republican Voters Against Trump (RVAT) Thursday, a former homeland security advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, as well as […]
Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), testified before the Senate health panel Wednesday and discussed a realistic timeline for a vaccine. While he said an initial vaccine for the novel coronavirus may be ready by November or December, the first batch will have an extremely limited supply […]