(2023-05-23). EPA Press Conference Addresses Climate Impacts to Children's Health. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-22). Sprinfielgd Anti-Pipeline March: 'No More Sacrifice Zones'. popularresistance.org Despite changing the date due to rain, a lively crowd of over 170 people rallied at Stearns Square on Sunday and marched from there to Bliss Street Regulator Station. A diverse and enthusiastic group, they joined Springfield residents and included representatives from the 153 organizations across Massachusetts that co-sponsored the action. | The focus of this event was twofold: (1) to amplify the voices of the growing movement to stop the Eversource's proposed pipeline in Springfield and Longmeadow and (2) to call on the Healey administration to put a halt to new gas system expansions until we have a concrete pla…
(2023-05-22). Calls Grow for Fossil Fuel Industry to Pay Climate Reparations Amid New Report. truthout.org More than 90% of the people killed in extreme weather events during the last half-century lived in the Global South, a new World Meteorological Organization report has found. The figure came from an update Monday to the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate, and Water-related Hazards to cover the years 1970 to 2021. The U.N. |
(2023-05-22). As Climate-Induced Crises Increase, Humanitarian Aid Isn't Enough. truthout.org Over the past three years, an extreme drought has pushed the Horn of Africa to the brink of famine, causing one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history. The dry spell forced more than 2.6 million people in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya to leave their homes last year, and it killed more than 43,000 people in Somalia alone. A recent study from the meteorological organization World Weather… |
(2023-05-21). Only 13 Percent of Methane Emissions Are Actually Regulated, Study Shows. truthout.org Methane — a potent greenhouse gas and the second biggest driver of global warming after carbon dioxide (CO‚ÇÇ) — had its moment in the spotlight in 2021. Over 100 countries signed on to the Global Methane Pledge to cut emissions by 30% compared to 2020 levels by 2030. This is a useful goal, but our new research shows that something is still missing: stringent policies to eliminate methane emissions. |
(2023-05-22). Ralph Nader: Unstable Trump Double Down as the Odds Against Him Increase. scheerpost.com 
By Ralph Nader / Nader.org I have co-authored, with Mark Green, two books on Donald J. Trump, and I've thought a lot about the toll his presidency has taken on our country. Trump's legacy goes beyond him being a toady of Wall Street interests or an inflator of massive, wasteful military budgets, or his siding …