Jessica Corbett Posts

"We demand Congress immediately investigate Exxon and fossil fuel companies' climate crimes, and make polluters pay for their destruction," said a 350.org campaigner.

The move comes as part of a broader measure featuring what the ACLU called "important changes to policing and our criminal justice system."

"This is an egregious 11th-hour attempt to handcuff the incoming administration and undercut the benefits of clean air—in the worst days of a global health crisis."

While welcoming the win, activists vowed to continue fighting against destructive oil and gas extraction in the region.

"To pretend that norms will constrain Trump or McConnell would be folly, yes. But for Democrats, the media, and the public to concede the ground in advance is to do their dirty work for them."

"We can achieve a just transition to a better world out of the wreckage of this economic crisis... The only thing standing in the way is political will."

"Congress is running out of time to ensure that the chaos that happened in Wisconsin doesn't unfold on a national scale come November."

The president has encouraged Americans organizing rallies against stay-at-home orders that aim to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Politicians, activists, and experts sharply condemned the move, emphasizing that "we are talking about the future of the world."

Decrying "unchecked waste, fraud, and abuse," Rep. Barbara Lee said, "This is exactly why we must #AuditThePentagon."

Decade-long analysis shows "most U.S. billionaires have given large amounts money—and many have engaged in intense activity—to advance unpopular, inequality-exacerbating, highly conservative economic policies."

The president and his three eldest children, the suit claims, have operated "with a singular goal: to enrich themselves by systemically defrauding economically marginalized people looking to invest in their educations, start their own businesses, and pursue the American dream."

Mary Mayhew "destroyed Medicaid in Maine now she will destroy it in the whole country."

"It comes as no surprise that ExxonMobil and other oil companies are calling for anything and everything short of moving off fossil fuels entirely—most notably, the unwieldy and unproven concept of carbon taxes."

Working to curb emissions while using public funds to subsidize oil and gas industry "is like trying to bail water out of a leaky boat"

State legislators passed an anti-science law after a 2010 report warned global warming would cause devastating sea-level rise. Now, as a hurricane makes landfall, local experts demand policy change and urgent action

"My feeling was I could do better work to protect the environment outside the EPA," says one former agency employee

"Democrats running in a primary election will say they support 'Medicare for All,' but what do they say to lobbyists behind the scenes?"

"We urge Congressman Coffman's Republican colleagues to follow his lead and sign the discharge petition to restore net neutrality. It's the right thing to do."

"Kavanaugh's history makes clear he is a narrow-minded elitist who would favor the wealthy and powerful. Everything from women's basic rights to health care to clean air, and from civil rights to workers’ rights to immigrants’ rights, is at stake in this fight."