The question of the trail’s ownership looms large in a case that may be headed to the Supreme Court. The answer could determine the fate of natural gas megaprojects on the East Coast.
Climate Crisis
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Story of Climate
Science journalist Jon Gertner discusses his new book ‘The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey Into Greenland’s Buried Past and Our Perilous Future.‘
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Climate Change and the Democrats
If they have the smarts, Democrats can prevent a schism in the progressive coalition, and turn the Green New Deal into a jobs machine for workers displaced from the carbon economy.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Inslee Difference
The Washington governor’s focus on the climate crisis is prodding his fellow presidential candidates to develop their own Green New Deals.
Posted inWorking in America
Labor Champions a New Deal—with a Clean Environment and Good Jobs
And a trade policy that doesn’t reward offshoring factories to nations that don’t curtail pollution
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Five Responses to Climate Change Deniers
The climate emergency is undeniable. Here’s how to make that case.
Posted inWorking in America
Labor Unions Must Lead a Just Transition from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy
Some labor leaders have already scorched proposals like the Green New Deal even as affected sectors continue to lose jobs.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Democratic Party Divide Is About Theories of Political Power
Dianne Feinstein’s dust-up with activists over the Green New Deal revealed that progressives are unwilling to tolerate a political system that they feel threatens planetary survival.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Why Doesn’t South Carolina Care About Climate Change?
Democrats in South Carolina do not prioritize climate change as much as Democratic voters in other 2020 primary and caucus states do, according to a new survey published by the Environmental Defense Action Fund. And three major hurricanes since 2016 and several devastating floods apparently have not convinced Palmetto State progressives either, much less Democrats […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Want a Green New Deal? Then Challenge Global Capitalism
As climate change accelerates, communities of color suffer while corporations continue to rake in profits and the wealthy flee to safer locales.