Carbon emissions In a sudden realisation of what climate campaigners have been urging for years, flights…
Month: June 2020
The whales are moving up Australia’s east coast: tell us about your best ‘spot’
In a year desperately in need of good news, the oceans have delivered. The spectacular white…
Everybody in Washington hates John Bolton
John Bolton has few friends left in D.C. A day after excerpts from his bombshell new…
Pollutionwatch: air quality benefits of lockdown continue
The start of the UK lockdown brought news of reduced air pollution. Did it last? Measurements…
House readies $1.5T ‘infrastructure’ plan including education, broadband, housing
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday unveiled the Moving Forward Act, a bill that aims to…
Democratic senators call for investigation into USAID aides over controversial comments
The calls for an investigation follow concerns raised by USAID staffers about the political appointees. |…
Trump administration will not regulate rocket fuel chemical in drinking water
US environmental regulators have decided they will not put restrictions on perchlorate – a rocket fuel…
Senate confirms Trump’s pick to the D.C. Circuit
Justin Walker testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in May. | Caroline Brehman/Pool Photo via…
Pelosi removes paintings of Confederate leaders from Capitol
Paintings of Confederate leaders were removed from the Speaker’s Lobby of the Capitol. | Graeme Jennings/Getty…
House Dems weigh new push for Bolton testimony
House Majority Whip James Clyburn. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Democrats spent months pretending John Bolton…