Like many cities, it’s coping with brownfields, pollution, and minority neighborhoods with ill-health conditions. Here’s how legal action and physical relocation can provide some relief.
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Posted inPolitics
Joe Biden Broke His 2020 Pledge on Fracking. Good.
The president was right to promote fracking on public lands. The technique for extracting natural gas reduces reliance on dirty coal, builds a bridge to a renewable energy future, and hurts Putin.
Posted inJanuary/February/March 2022
The Promise, and Potential Pitfalls, of a Civilian Climate Corps
Congressional Democrats are trying to build one for the nation. They should check out California, which has already successfully rolled one out at the state level.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Don’t Look (Close) Up
WARNING: This article contains major spoilers from the movie Don’t Look Up. The comet-as-climate-change-metaphor Netflix movie Don’t Look Up clocks in at 138 minutes. The title refers to the slogan of those who refuse to accept the clear evidence that a comet is on a collision course with Earth. Yet, for the first 100 minutes of the movie, […]
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
On Infrastructure, the Revenge of the Climate Hawks
While everyone frets about Joe Manchin, do Senate environmentalists like Markey and Wyden hold the key?
Posted inPolitical Animal
Trump Administration Tears the Guts Out of the Endangered Species Act
By allowing economic considerations to influence what will be protected, they will undermine the law.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Europe’s Elections Have Warnings Signs for Both Democrats and Republicans
Voters rejected the established parties and younger generations showed a real passion for the environment.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Trump Administration is Inviting Another Deepwater Horizon Event
The government is removing the protections against another huge marine oil spill.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Look Who Trump is Appointing to Head His Climate Science Panel
William Happer has argued that increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere promotes plant growth and benefits humanity.
Posted inApril/May/June 2018, Cover, Magazine
Planet Earth Gets a Ground Game
Political operative Nathaniel Stinnett’s brilliantly simple plan to turn out environmental voters.
