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July 6, 2022

In A Move that Directly Threatens the Future of Free and Fair Elections, Supreme Court Agrees To Consider Redistricting Case, Moore v. Harper

Mark Alias writes in Democracy Docket, that the case coming under consideration by the Supreme Court “could shake the foundations of federalism and judicial review and […]
June 30, 2022

Supreme Court Severely Limits EPA’s Ability to Regulate Power Plant Emissions, Dealing a Blow to Climate Change Efforts

As Rachel Cleetus explains in Scientific American, the Court’s decision in West Virginia et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al. actually cuts against the logic […]
June 24, 2022

Mother Jones: The Supreme Court Is Waging a Full-Scale War on Modern Life

On the heels of the Supreme Court’s decisions to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade while invalidating New York’s century-old concealed gun regulations, Pema Levy writes: […]
June 18, 2022

NPR: Poor People’s Campaign Rallies in Washington To Mobilize Low-income Voters

On a Saturday in June, religious and pro-democracy groups, climate activists, labor unions, and more banded together in a rally urging low-income voters to participate in […]
May 25, 2022

World’s Biggest Oil & Gas Companies Poised To Move Forward With “Carbon Bomb” Projects

As reported in Tri-City News, companies including Equinor plan to move ahead with fossil fuel mega-projects which would add hundreds of megatons of carbon equivalent emissions […]
May 24, 2022

Op-Ed in Chronicle of Philanthropy: In Aftermath of Buffalo Shooting, Supporting Grassroots Groups Is the Most Effective Way to Fight White Supremacy

Co-presidents of DC-based nonprofit Community Change penned an op-ed on the power of grassroots movements to prevent the rise of white supremacy and explosions of violence […]
May 18, 2022

Sunrise Movement Organizer Adah Crandall: “Hey Adults, the Climate Movement Needs You”

Sunrise Movement PDX Organizer Adah Crandall penned an op-ed in The Oregonion calling on adults to make the same commitment to taking real action on climate […]
May 12, 2022

Insurance Journal: Activist Group Says U.S. Insurers Trying to Weaken Climate-Related Regulations

As reported in Insurance Journal, research by think tank InfluenceMap indicates that, while publicly denouncing climate change, US insurance industry groups are working to weaken climate […]
May 11, 2022

Bloomberg: Oil and Gas Sector’s New Climate Policies Still Overheat the Planet – Report

As reported in Bloomberg, global oil and gas companies’ revised climate targets indicate that industry policy still lacks cohesion as well as grounding in basic climate […]