Years ago, Barack Obama and Joe Biden tried to make high-speed rail happen. Now as president, does Biden want to finish the job?
Climate Crisis
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First 100: Biden Climate Pledges Heavily Reliant on the Infrastructure Package
And they don’t really have to be.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Will Biden Cancel Minnesota’s Line 3 Oil Pipeline?
President Biden’s climate plan will greatly reduce the need for future oil pipelines, but in the meantime Minnesota’s Line 3 hangs in the balance.
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Cleaning Up Electricity
A federal energy efficiency and clean electricity standard is doable, but getting one through Congress won’t be easy.
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First 100: Biden’s Climate Agenda Comes Into Focus
Also, Biden’s Justice Department still seizing land for the border wall.
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⏩ Climate, Immigration, and Monopolies: Watch Our March/April Issue Event
Our staff and contributors discuss climate change, corporate monopolies, and immigration during the COVID pandemic.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Biden’s Promising, Problematic Plan to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells
The proposed infrastructure package devotes $16 billion to cleaning up abandoned fossil fuel development, but it may serve as a bailout for irresponsible oil companies.
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A New Deal Jobs Program Returns in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
One provision of the American Jobs Plan would devote $10 billion to creating a Civilian Climate Corps.
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A New Environmentalist Playbook
An improbable victory in El Salvador offers lessons for grassroots activists worldwide.
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A Pipeline Battle in the Heart of Brooklyn
Opposition to a power plant and natural gas pipeline, which snakes through communities of color in Brooklyn, is heating up.
