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Carbon Capture: Five Decades of False Hope, Hype, and Hot Air

Five decades on from the first CCS project, the technology remains riddled with problems, unproven at scale, and not fit for purpose. It is beyond time to focus on the real solutions to the climate crisis and injustice that the fossil fuel industry has wrought. Neither CO2-rich gas or LNG qualify.

Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court “would be a catastrophe for the climate”

This week sees President Trump’s highly controversial pick for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, answering questions in front of the Senate Judicary committee as part of her nomination hearings for the top legal job.

How many more will die from climate change, Mr. Wheeler, before you see it as a crisis?

Andrew Wheeler has to be challenged every step of the way to stop his pro-fossil fuel, pro-Trump agenda at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Trump Expresses “Confidence” in Pruitt, Despite Eleven Investigations into EPA Head

How much longer will Trump hang on to Scott Pruitt - his ideological climate-denying, fossil fuel-loving, crony promoting, whistle-blower bashing, blundering, big spending, security-paranoid buddy?

White House Launches Inquiry into Pruitt’s Deal With Wife of Energy Lobbyist

There is a growing political scandal surrounding the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the climate denier, Scott “Polluting" Pruitt

Former EPA Staffers Hit Back at “Severe”, “Unprecedented” and “Orwellian” Cuts

“The Trump Administration claims that it supports clean air and water, but its proposed FY 2018 Budget tells another story.”

Environmental Protection Agency to be “Sledgehammered” in Budget

As the White House prepares to announce its first full budget later today, as predicted the Environmental Protection Agency and other measures to protect the nation's air, water and health, are firmly in Trump’s sights.

Trump to “Sledgehammer” the EPA With Drastic Cuts

Earlier today, President Donald Trump unveiled his first budget blueprint, and as predicted, he is proposing radical cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of just under a third.

“The arsonist is in charge of the fire department”: Welcome to Pruitt’s Climate Denial Agency

"The arsonist is now in charge of the fire department, and he seems happy to let the climate crisis burn out of control”.

Trump to Rip Up Rules that Will “Cost Billions in Pollution & Cause 120,000 Premature Deaths”

Later today, Donald Trump will make his first address to Congress, where he is expected to outline an “historic increase in defence spending” at the expense of foreign aid and environmental protection programmes.