The White House Wants Climate Change Off the G7 Agenda. It Doesn’t Really Work That Way.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Donald Trump at the 2019 G7 summit.Michael Kappeler/Getty Buried in the flurry of headline-grabbing statements last week by acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney about Ukraine, presidential quid pro quo, and a plan to host the next G7 summit at the president’s own golf resort was another announcement that…
Here’s What Baltimore’s Lawsuit Against Energy Companies Could Mean for Future Climate Cases
The Baytown Exxon gas refinery in Baytown, TX.Benjamin Lowy/Getty A court case between the city of Baltimore and a group of energy companies will be permitted to continue after the Supreme Court earlier this week rejected the latter’s attempt to freeze the case. The litigation, which the city initiated in 2018, alleges that the energy…
South Dakota Is Dropping Its Draconian “Riot Boosting” Law Targeting Pipeline Protests
A crowd gathers at Standing Rock in December 2016, after an easement was denied for the Dakota Access Pipeline. President Trump later granted the easement.David Goldman/AP In a major victory for Indigenous groups, local environmentalists, and free speech advocates, the Governor and Attorney General of South Dakota on Thursday submitted a settlement agreement that would stop…
Kamala Harris Says She’ll Prosecute Oil Companies and Utilities for Role in Climate Crisis
Brian Cahn/ZUMA California Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris believes the next commander in chief should hold fossil fuel companies accountable for misleading the public about climate change—and she wants to use the full force of the federal government to do so. In an exclusive interview with Mother Jones last week in Dubuque,…
How Climate Policy Dominated Canada’s Election
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau makes his way to the stage as he celebrates with supporters at Liberal election headquarters.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/AP This story was originally published by the National Observer and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The governing Liberal Party had largely positive results in Monday night’s federal election when it came to key…
As the Planet Warms, Diseases Thrive Where They Didn’t Before
In this Oct. 13, 2008 photo, Lucila Huerta, tends to her husband Guadalupe, who is suffering from Valley Fever and other medical problems, in their apartment in Madera, Calif.John Walker/AP This story was originally published by High Country News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When the first locally acquired case of Valley fever…