Given the lack of understanding of basic climate science Scott Pruitt displayed on a recent appearance on CNBC, 33 House Democrats have sent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head educational materials to help him get a grip on established facts. Speaking last week to the network’s “Squawk Box,” Pruitt sparked the ire of climate groups—and Read more about House Dems Send Educational Materials to Help Scott Pruitt Get a Grip on Basic Climate Science[…]

The House Ways and Means Committee is poised to vote on a resolution of inquiry Tuesday that would direct the Treasury Department to release President Donald Trump’s taxes. H.Res. 186, introduced earlier this month by Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), directs Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to hand over copies of Trump’s returns from 2006 to 2015, Read more about Resolution to Get Trump's Taxes from Steven Mnuchin Faces Vote Tuesday[…]

An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employee stepped down after 30 years on the job last week with a letter to EPA chief Scott Pruitt that left no doubt the reason for his resignation—Pruitt’s leadership and the Trump administration. Michael Cox served as a climate change adviser to EPA’s Region 10, covering Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Read more about It's Not Me, It's You: EPA Staffer Quits With Candid Letter to Pruitt[…]

Thursday, April 20, 2017 ExxonMobil is asking the State Dept. for permission to drill for oil in Russia. Today’s Daily Action is to call the House Foreign Affairs Committee and tell them to take a stand: No weakening of our sanctions against Russia and no special treatment for Exxon. It’s “red alert” time on healthcare, Read more about RESIST DAY #91: What You Can Do Today[…]

The Republican Party of Wisconsin rolled out a pledge Wednesday calling on all Senate candidates to support the eventual nominee, an attempt to calm what could be a potentially bruising and expensive GOP primary in the race to unseat Sen. Tammy BaldwinTammy Suzanne BaldwinBiden launches program to turn out LGBTQ vote We need a ‘9-1-1’ Read more about Wisconsin GOP pushes candidates to support eventual nominee against Baldwin[…]

Earlier this week, French World War II survivors urged voters to reject Marine Le Pen in the country’s upcoming presidential election, saying at an event commemorating the national day of resistance that she was a “deadly risk” for France. Two resistance fighters and an Auschwitz survivor spoke at a ceremony Sunday at a former deportation Read more about 'Deadly Risk': Holocaust Survivor and Veterans of French Resistance Denounce Le Pen[…]

The U.K. Labour Party’s election manifesto, officially unveiled on Tuesday after a draft was leaked last week, could serve as a template for the left-of-center political sphere worldwide, columnist Owen Jones wrote for the Guardian. #ForTheMany Tweets “Labour’s manifesto—unveiled today—is a moderate, commonsense set of antidotes to the big problems holding back one of the Read more about 'For The Many, Not The Few': Labour Manifesto Offers Blueprint for Global Left[…]

As Senate Republicans scheme behind closed doors to bring Trumpcare to a vote by the end of June, women across the country are ensuring their opposition is felt on Friday by occupying the offices of elected officials and demanding they vote no on any attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “In no uncertain terms, Read more about Denouncing GOP's 'War on Women,' Nationwide Sit-Ins Target Trumpcare[…]

Six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS have resigned in protest saying that Donald Trump “simply does not care,” and that he is not only unaware of the continuing impact the epidemic has on communities but is supporting legislation that threatens to reverse recent gains. In a blistering op-ed published at Newsweek, Scott Read more about Trump "Simply Doesn't Care": Six Members of HIV/AIDS Advisory Panel Resign[…]

Extreme weather trends continue. CO2 emissions remain above the safe threshold. And President Donald Trump’s decision to ditch the Paris climate pact underscores the need for other world leaders to live up to their promises to uphold the accord. But a new report by a group of environmental advocacy organizations presents a sobering finding: G20 Read more about 'Talk Is Cheap': G20 Told to End Public Subsidy of All Dirty Fuels by 2020[…]