Kategorie: Politics
Equity Extreme Heat news Politics
As heat becomes a national threat, who will be protected?
Extreme heat affects everyone. But in Florida, the hottest state in the country, only one group is legally protected. Quelle:…
Equity Extreme Heat Politics
Drought Indigenous Affairs news Politics
States and tribes scramble to reach Colorado River deals before election
Landmark agreements would cut big states’ water usage for decades and deliver water to the Navajo Nation. Quelle: https://grist.org/drought/colorado-river-deal-navajo-nation-settlement/...
Drought Indigenous Affairs Politics
Accountability Energy Equity Georgia PSC news Politics Regulation
Your guide to electricity and energy policy in Georgia
From rate case to rooftop, a glossary for understanding how public service commissions work. Quelle: https://grist.org/georgia-psc/your-guide-to-electricity-and-energy-policy-in-georgia/...
Accountability Energy Equity Georgia PSC Politics Regulation
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8 states move to ban utilities from using customer money for lobbying
Utilities have come under fire for lobbying to stall climate policies and keep fossil fuel plants running. Quelle: https://grist.org/politics/8-states-move-to-ban-utilities-from-using-customer-money-for-lobbying/...
Politics
Agriculture news Politics Protest
What Europe’s egg-hurling farmers can teach us about climate progress
E.U. officials had big plans to slash emissions from farming. Then the protests started. Quelle: https://grist.org/agriculture/europe-farmer-protests-eu-climate-progress/...
Agriculture Politics Protest
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With limited resources, an Oregon town plans for climate change
Among rural communities, Grants Pass, Oregon, has notched an unlikely win: a sustainability plan. But lack of dedicated staff and…
Politics
Energy Indigenous Affairs news Politics Protest
How the US government began its decade-long campaign against the anti-pipeline movement
Newly released documents show the FBI monitoring anti-Keystone protesters much earlier than previously known. Young Native activists were among its…
Energy Indigenous Affairs Politics Protest
Economics Energy news Politics
Washington’s key climate law is under attack. Big Oil wants it to survive.
How did a cap-and-trade program considered the "gold standard" gain the support of oil companies? Quelle: https://grist.org/politics/washington-cap-and-invest-law-repeal-oil-companies/...
Economics Energy Politics