Citing what she called the “historical lack of political will to respond adequately to the urgent and dire acceleration of global warming,” a judge in “The Kids Are Alright As Washington Judge Delivers Youth Climate Win”
Month: October 2020
US Supreme Court Refuses to Consider 'Coercive' and 'Humiliating' Law Against Women
Reproductive justice advocates expressed relief after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider an extreme North Carolina anti-choice law that would force doctors “US Supreme Court Refuses to Consider 'Coercive' and 'Humiliating' Law Against Women”
Amid Planned Parenthood Hubbub, a Rallying Cry to the Pro-Choice Majority
As advocates of reproductive rights scramble to defend the reputation of a key women’s healthcare provider amid an ongoing conservative assault, author and Nation columnist “Amid Planned Parenthood Hubbub, a Rallying Cry to the Pro-Choice Majority”
Commission concludes contract for J&J corona vax
The Commission has also completed "exploratory talks" with drugmakers CureVac, BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna | Douglas Magno/AFP via Getty Images Commission concludes contract for J&J corona “Commission concludes contract for J&J corona vax”
Corruption trial could roil NJ Senate race
Sen. Robert MenendezRobert (Bob) MenendezGOP’s Obama-era probes fuel Senate angst Government watchdog: ‘No evidence’ Pompeo violated Hatch Act with Kansas trips No time to be “Corruption trial could roil NJ Senate race”
Global Tax Body: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
UNITED NATIONS/ADDIS ABABA – When the four-day-long international conference on concludes in the Ethiopian capital next week, one of the lingering questions in the minds “Global Tax Body: An Idea Whose Time Has Come”
Sanders' National Favorability Doubles as Clinton Lead Slides
Under the headline, ‘Sanders Surges, Clinton Sags,’ Gallup on Friday released new survey data showing that the two-leading Democratic nominees are currently heading in opposite “Sanders' National Favorability Doubles as Clinton Lead Slides”
As Colorado Spill Hits New Mexico, Alarm Sounds Over Abandoned Mines
Just days after workers with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accidentally spilled a million gallons of toxic mine waste into a Colorado waterway, the free-flowing “As Colorado Spill Hits New Mexico, Alarm Sounds Over Abandoned Mines”
New Divestment Campaign Calls on Natural History Museums to Wake Up on Climate
If museums are meant to preserve natural history, why do they invest in companies whose activities are making nature history? So asks a new campaign “New Divestment Campaign Calls on Natural History Museums to Wake Up on Climate”
More Bad News for Coal Country as Common Byproduct Found to be Radioactive
Coal ash, a common and unregulated byproduct of coal-fired power plants, has been found to contain high levels of radioactive contaminants, placing at great risk “More Bad News for Coal Country as Common Byproduct Found to be Radioactive”