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New Legislation Could Make Maryland the First State to Set GHG Reduction Target for its Food Purchases
Senator Clarence Lam (D-Howard County) and Delegate Jim Gilchrist (D-Montgomery County) introduced first-of-its-kind state legislation this week to set a target of reducing emissions from the food the…
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New analysis finds fracked gas, biomass in Pallone’s 2050 plan
A new analysis from Friends of the Earth and the Partnership for Policy Integrity shines a critical light on the CLEAN Future Act, a policy framework to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 recently re…
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Company withdraws request for key permit on Jordan Cove Energy Project
Under heavy grassroots pressure, the Jordan Cove Energy Project today announced it has withdrawn its application for a key permit for the natural gas project.
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USMCA and China trade deals combined push planet towards climate crisis
Senate approval of USMCA comes just as the Trump Administration signed a trade agreement with China in which China agrees to buy $52.4 billion of additional U.S. energy products, which will result i…
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Applause for Schumer over USMCA opposition
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today voted against the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, aka Trump’s NAFTA, a deal that will make climate change worse and strip citizens of the right to c…
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With 2019 the second-hottest year ever, Democratic leadership must do magnitudes more to tackle climate crisis
Researchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration released analyses today revealing that 2019 was the second hottest year o…
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BlackRock’s bold new approach to climate must include deforestation
BlackRock Larry Fink today released his annual letter where he announced a series of policies aimed at putting climate change and sustainability at the center of the company’s business model.
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BlackRock takes small step towards climate action
In joining the Climate Action 100+, BlackRock is acknowledging that the company has a big problem and needs help to address it.
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House E&C climate plan too little too late
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce released the framework for their draft climate legislation this afternoon.
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Petrochemical Export Project Canceled: Deal prevents climate pollution, protects Southern Resident orcas
In an agreement announced today, the owners of the Anacortes Oil Refinery agreed to withdraw plans to manufacture and export 15,000 barrels per day of mixed xylenes — petrochemicals used to make pla…