Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Swarm UN Treaty Talks on Plastics Pollution
Workers sort used plastic bottles at a recycling factory in Dhaka, BangladeshJoy Saha/Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Fossil fuel and chemical company interests are out in force at the United Nations meeting in Nairobi, where delegates from about 170 countries are negotiating the…
US Trade Officials Commit to Stop Hawking Surveillance Tech to Repressive Regimes
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Commerce Department is implementing new policies to prevent the work it does to boost exports by US companies from assisting in the sale of surveillance technologies to repressive governments. In a previously undisclosed October 19…
GM Contract Will Protect EV Workers, Paving Way for Green Transition
Members of the United Auto Workers rallied and then marched past General Motors headquarters in Michigsn in support of the UAW’s strike against Ford, Stellantis, and GM. Jim West/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Workers at General Motors’ electric vehicle battery manufacturing facilities will be…
Under New California Law, Big Firms Must Reveal Their Carbon Emissions
Chevron ExtraMile convenience store in Monterey Park, California,Newscom/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A groundbreaking California law will force large companies doing business in the state—including major global corporations—to disclose their planet-heating carbon emissions. The measure, signed into law by the governor, Gavin Newsom, on Saturday, will…
For Disabled Workers, Discrimination Is Common—If You Even Get to Apply
Mother Jones; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After becoming blind in his late 20s, designer and artist Marco Salsiccia had to learn to navigate the world through assistive technology—like a screen reader, software that speaks digital text and image descriptions aloud. Leveraging that…
Joe Biden Is About to Go Where No President Has Gone Before
President Joe Biden at the Detroit Auto Show in 2022Evan Vucci / Associated Press On September 15, the United Auto Workers began a targeted strike against Ford, GM, and Stellantis (the conglomerate that includes Chrysler) in an effort to secure higher wages, a four-day work week, and other protections in the union’s next contract. The…