Corporate spending in state politics and elections can affect everything from your wallet to your health
Political spending by corporations is big business.
Political science
Oct 21, 2022
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Can environmental violations define oil and gas companies as bad actors? A judgment awaits
On the evening of July 19, when Allegheny County Council met to override Rich Fitzgerald's veto of a fracking ban in county parks, council members were shown a black-and-white video of natural gas rushing from a well in Boyce ...
Environment
Aug 4, 2022
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More states want power to approve wetlands development
In 2020, Florida became just the third state—and the first in decades—to take over management of a key federal Clean Water Act program. Now, state rather than federal officials decide whether companies can dredge and ...
Environment
May 13, 2022
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Food crisis due to Ukraine war calls for demand-side action: Fewer animal products, less waste, and green agriculture
The global food system is impacted by the war in Ukraine, adding to the direct humanitarian and security crisis caused by the Russian aggression. Ukraine and Russia are major producers of grains and fertilizers, yet their ...
Economics & Business
Mar 18, 2022
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How the spin-off benefits of climate action will improve life for everyone
COP26 has drawn to a close, with mixed results. Some progress has been made since Paris 2015, but the latest projections confirm that we are nowhere near where we should be. As things stand, we are heading for 2.4℃ of warming ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2021
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Technology, not treaties, will reduce global warming
As we leave COP 26 behind, we see both progress against climate change and frustration about the strength and likely effectiveness of the agreement reached. Over the past two decades, climate change has moved from the fringe ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2021
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On environmental protection, Biden's election will mean a 180-degree turn from Trump policies
The Trump administration has waged what I and many other legal experts view as an all-out assault on the nation's environmental laws for the past four years. Decisions at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Interior ...
Environment
Nov 12, 2020
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Pandemic recovery plans neglecting green economy: OECD
The OECD on Monday faulted governments for neglecting the green economy in multi-trillion recovery plans against the impact of COVID-19, thus threatening to leave the planet worse off than before.
Environment
Sep 14, 2020
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Environmental protection and infrastructure investments are necessities, not luxuries
To President Trump and some of his friends, a clean environment seems to be an afterthought. This is a 20th-century mindset that I found typical when I first started to work on environmental issues in 1975 but has become ...
Environment
Jun 8, 2020
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Battle between Trump and states over car pollution heads to court
California and nearly two dozen other states on Wednesday filed suit against the Trump administration, arguing that its decision to weaken fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks puts the public's health at risk and ...
Environment
May 29, 2020
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