Trump’s proposed USDA budget cuts send the wrong message to America’s struggling small farms.
Energy & the Environment
Posted inEducation in America
Yale’s Endowment Won’t Divest from Fossil Fuels. Here’s Why That’s Wrong.
Two climate activists and Yale alumni confront the arguments of Yale’s chief investment officer, arguing that he must summon the moral clarity to end support for fossil fuel companies.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
BlackRock’s ‘Greenwashing’ Threatens to Undermine Climate Action
With $6 trillion in assets, BlackRock could make a real difference on the climate. Instead it’s opted for half-measures and public relations schemes.
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 inHealth and Social Policy
Americans at odds with Trump policies
Trump’s policy agenda is losing traction among the American public as he begins his third year in office, according to a January Pew Research Center report. From the economy to health care to the environment, voters find themselves increasingly at odds with both the president’s priorities and apparent solutions. As in years past, the economy […]
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.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Markey and Ocasio-Cortez Team Up on Green New Deal
Can an intergenerational alliance solidify a Democratic consensus on climate?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Nebraska’s Hidden Progressivism
Despite GOP dominance in the heartland, a unique legislature, grassroots activism, and some forward-looking ballot measures have made for more nuanced politics in this red state.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
EPA Rollbacks: Hurting Americans Where They Live
A look inside the agency’s Midwest office
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
ExxonMobil Can’t Hide Its Climate Records Any Longer
The Supreme Court has allowed Massachusetts to access the fossil fuel giant’s records—one of many legal challenges the company now faces.
