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“Final Nail in Coffin” For Clovis After “Serious Concerns” Raised by Russian Revelations

"Emerging evidence of Clovis’ potential involvement with the Trump campaign’s Russian connections should be the final nail in the coffin for his confirmation"

CO2 “Surges” to Levels Not Seen for Millions of Years

The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere “surged” at an unprecedented rate last year to reach record levels.

Rick Perry Tells Africa to Drill, Frack and Dig Coal

Rick Perry tells an African Oil Conference: "it’s in fossil fuels that you will see real growth"

Climate Change is Costing Billions and Set to Get Worse, Says GAO

The GAO concludes the Federal US Government has spent over $350 billion over the last decade paying out for extreme weather and fire events.

Expanding Subsidies for CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Net Loss for Communities, Taxpayers, and the Climate

Communities in Houston, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, and California are just beginning the long road to recovery from disasters made worse by climate change. It would seem downright irresponsible to increase taxpayer handouts to spur fossil fuel production at a time like this. But that’s exactly what’s being proposed in Washington.

“Corporate Capture” of UN Keeps Shipping Industry Out of Paris Agreement

Despite being responsible for close to 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping sector remains outside of the UN Paris Climate Agreement.

EPA Silences Its Own Scientists and Scrubs Climate Change From Its Website

Later today, three scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency were due to speak at a conference on climate change in Rhode Island. They have been banned by their boss, the leading climate denier, Scott Pruitt, from speaking.

Air Pollution Kills 9 Million; Costs $5 Trillion A Year

Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and death in the world today, responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths.

Community Responses to FERC’s Terrible Pipeline Approvals

Last Friday, FERC continued it's rubber-stamping ways. Fortunately for pipeline fighters, fights against these two fracked gas pipelines is far from over. Here’s a selection of community voices responding to FERC’s terrible pipeline approvals of Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast’s certificates.

Trump stamps his mark on mid-Atlantic pipeline fights: time for McAuliffe and Cooper to take action

FERC's approval of the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines lacks credibility. Trump's new FERC appointees pushed them through over rare dissent from Cheryl LaFleur. Governor's Cooper and McAuliffe need to take action.