Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), who co-chairs the Pro Choice Caucus, said progressive Democrats will keep fighting…
Month: May 2021
Eleventh-hour deal appears to salvage Senate’s bipartisan bid to counter China
“Everyone knows the federal government’s commitment to science and technology has been slipping for decades,” Senate…
A praying mantis: she bites into her mate’s head like an apple and cleans her face ‘like a cat’ | Helen Sullivan
The mate is not discouraged. Instead, a ‘separate mini-brain in his tail kicks in and actually…
Senate Republicans prepared to block Jan. 6 commission
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the chamber. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo By BURGESS…
Biden officials condemned for backing Trump-era Alaska drilling project
DoJ says decision to approve project in northern Alaska was ‘reasonable and consistent’ and should be…
Investing 0.1% of global GDP could avoid breakdown of ecosystems, says UN report
Nature’s financial value must be considered to avoid ‘irreversible’ degradation to biodiversity and land The world…
Republicans offer infrastructure counter well short of Biden vision
Senate Republicans unveiled a $928 billion infrastructure counteroffer Thursday in an effort to reach a bipartisan…
‘Cataclysmic day’ for oil companies sparks climate hope
Court and investor defeats over carbon emissions a historic turning point, say campaigners and lawyers A…
Four-day working week would slash UK carbon footprint, report says
Study finds change would shrink emissions by 127m tonnes, helping country meet climate targets The introduction…
Brazil aerial photos show miners’ devastation of indigenous people’s land
Impact of thousands of wildcat goldminers shown as president Jair Bolsonaro is accused of trying to…