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Global Banks’ Fossil Fuel Financing Continues to Lead Us Down the Path Towards Climate Disaster

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Thirty-three global banks have financed the fossil fuel industry to the tune of $1.9 trillion since adoption of the U.N. Paris Climate Agreement in 2016. JPMorgan was the fossil fuel industry’s biggest banker overall, while Chinese banks financed more coal mining and power plants than others.

Despite Andrew Wheeler's deceptive framing of the issue, it is important to understand the direct link between water and climate, on World Water Day and every other day.

Andrew Wheeler and the Water-Climate Nexus

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Andrew Wheeler has served as acting EPA Administrator since July of 2018, when things just got too scummy, forcing former administrator Scott Pruitt out of office. Wheeler was confirmed last month, formally replacing Pruitt as EPA Administrator – to the delight of ardent pro-deregulation Republicans and ire of almost everyone else. Acting to the fears expressed by many climate scientists,…

Trump administration seeks rollback of toxic mercury emissions standards, putting thousands of lives in jeopardy

The Trump Administration Is Gutting a Toxic Emissions Standard

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

The Trump administration defies utilities, scientists, health professionals, and his own EPA to rollback mercury emissions standards and put lives in danger

Will Nature Put an End to the Global Warming Debate?

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

A scan of the past week’s climate news suggests this may be the case.

U.S. cities tackle climate change, lead in the failure of national government

U.S. Cities are Tackling Climate Change

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

Although the U.S. pulled out of the Paris climate treaty, cities across the country are doing what they can to tackle climate change. Cities play an important part in limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. That’s the limit that is necessary to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Achieving that goal requires big changes as soon as possible, according…

Nepal Seeks Climate Change Aid as Glaciers Retreat and Lakes Swell

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Hundreds of glacial lakes have appeared in Nepal as the climate has warmed and glaciers have retreated, posing deadly threats to people and infrastructure that Nepal has contributed very little to creating.