politics

How Gerrymandering Silences the Environmental Vote

How Gerrymandering Silences the Environmental Vote

By Jeremy Deaton This year, state legislatures will redraw the electoral map. The GOP controls most state legislatures, and they are expected to draw congressional districts to favor Republicans, which will make it easier for them to win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, even if they fail to win the most […]

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    Bernie Sanders Votes Against Biden’s Choice for USDA Chief

    Bernie Sanders Votes Against Biden’s Choice for USDA Chief

    By Jessica Corbett Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday was the lone progressive to vote against Tom Vilsack reprising his role as secretary of agriculture, citing concerns that progressive advocacy groups have been raising since even before President Joe Biden officially nominated the former Obama administration appointee. The Senate voted 92-7 to confirm Vilsack, with Sanders […]

    Federal Agencies Have Lost Hundreds of Scientists Since 2017. What Comes Next?

    Federal Agencies Have Lost Hundreds of Scientists Since 2017. What Comes Next?

    By Taryn MacKinney First, the bad news: An analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists reveals that federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have lost hundreds of scientists since 2017. The good news: With the Biden administration already acting on its pledge to lead with science, a […]

    Restoring Our Water Systems Should Be Top Priority for Biden Administration

    Restoring Our Water Systems Should Be Top Priority for Biden Administration

    By Katy Neusteter The Biden-Harris transition team identified COVID-19, economic recovery, racial equity and climate change as its top priorities. Rivers are the through-line linking all of them. The fact is, healthy rivers can no longer be separated into the “nice-to-have” column of environmental progress. Rivers and streams provide more than 60 percent of our […]

    How Ossoff and Warnock’s Georgia Senate Wins Will Impact the Climate

    How Ossoff and Warnock’s Georgia Senate Wins Will Impact the Climate

    Democrats have won control of the Senate and with it, a fighting shot at passing meaningful climate legislation. The Associated Press called the two Georgia runoff Senate races for Democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock at 2:05 a.m. EST Wednesday morning and for Democrat Jon Ossoff at 4:16 p.m. EST Wednesday afternoon. Their win means the Senate […]

    14 Countries Commit to Ocean Sustainability Initiative

    14 Countries Commit to Ocean Sustainability Initiative

    On Wednesday, governments responsible for 40 percent of the world’s coastlines and 20 percent of global fisheries announced a series of new commitments that comprise the world’s biggest ocean sustainability initiative. The fourteen countries, which combined control an ocean area the size of Africa, committed to sustainably manage their national waters by 2025 and encouraged […]

    UK Announces First Live Animal-Export Ban in Europe

    UK Announces First Live Animal-Export Ban in Europe

    The UK has taken steps toward becoming the first European country to ban the export of live animals for slaughter. Environment Secretary George Eustice announced the new plans Thursday, The Guardian reported. The ban would fulfill a campaign promise from the ruling Conservative Party, BBC News explained. “We are committed to improving the welfare of […]