Trump

Environmentalists are bracing for what a second Trump term could bring, such as a proposed rollback of the NEPA protections established in 1970.

EarthTalk

Democrats On Climate: Any One Better Than Another?

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss 2020, Bloomberg, Buttigieg, Election, Trump, Warren

The remaining contenders for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election all come out strong on willingness to battle climate change.

Currents

Spiritual & Historic Roots Spur Tribes to Fight for Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante

Ethan Goffman American, Bears Ears, Indian, Monument, native, Trump

The Trump administration decision to take away protections at Bears Ears is troublesome for Native Americans with ancient connections to the land.

Currents

Rallying Against Land Grabs at Bears Ears, Grand-Staircase Escalante

Roddy Scheer Atlantic, Bears Ears, Cascade-Siskiyou, Center for Biological Diversity, conservation, Defenders of Wildlife, Gold Butte, Grand Canyon Trust, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Hopi, Indian, Katahdin, Maine, national monument, Native American, Navajo Nation, Nevada, New Mexico, ocean, Oregon, Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks, Pacific, Patagonia, Pueblo of Zuni, Rio Grande del Norte, rollback, Rose Atoll, Sierra Club, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and Natural Resources Defense Council, Trump, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Western Watersheds Project, WildEarth Guardians, Wilderness Society

Greens are already fighting Trump’s new executive orders revoking protections on millions of acres within ten U.S. national monuments…

EarthTalk

Michael Bloomberg to the Rescue on Environment

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Ban Ki-moon, Bloomberg, C20, c40, cities, Cities Climate Leadership Group, climate change, foundation, Framework Convention on Climate Change, Hank Paulson, New York City, oceans, philanthropy, Risky Business, Tom Steyer, Trump, Vibrant Oceans Initiative

Thanks to charitable giving & leadership of cities on climate change, Michael Bloomberg may go down in history as one of the great environmentalists…

Toxins & Pollution

Cancer Alley Blues: Trump Making Poverty/Pollution Double Whammy Worse for Texas Cities

Ethan Goffman alley, Beaumont, cancer, deregulation, disease, environmental, EPA, factory, Goldman Prize, Hilton Kelley, justice, Port Arthur, recipient, releases, TCEQ, Texas, toxic, Trump

Not only is Port Arthur, Texas a low-income, African American community—the kind most susceptible to environmental injustice—but it lies at the western end of the notorious “cancer alley” in an under-regulated state.

EarthTalk

A Greener Catholic Church

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer accord, climate, Earth Ministry, Interfaith Power & Light, papal, Paris, Pope, Pope Francis, Trump, Vatican

Pope Francis wants President Trump to keep the U.S. in the Paris climate agreement, underscoring a greener outlook from the Catholic church these days.

EarthTalk

Trump Purges Climate Information From EPA Website

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer A Student’s Guide to Global Climate Change, classroom, climate change, controversial, curricula, curriculum, data, global warming, information, Internet, Scott Pruitt, teacher, teachers, Trump, Trump Watch, Union of Concerned Scientists, web, website

The Trump administration has removed several sections of the EPA website that featured information and data on climate change and global warming…

Warming World

Climate Change: Does Your Congressperson Represent Your Views?

Sarah "Steve" Mosko Capitol, change, climate, climate change, coal, Congress, Democrat, denial, denier, global warming, Hill, hoax, house, industry, lawmakers, partisan, party, poll, Quinnipiac University, represent your views, Representative, Republican, skeptic, survey, Trump, TrumpWatch, Yale Project on Climate Change Communication

The vast majority of Americans believe climate change is a clear and present danger — so why aren’t our Congresspersons doing anything to address it?

EarthTalk

Trump Calls for Drastic Environmental Justice Cuts

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Al Huang, EJ, environmental, environmental justice, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, equity, justice, Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, Trump, TrumpWatch

President Trump wants to cut environmental justice programs that ensure minority groups don’t bear a disproportionate burden from environmental threats.

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