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Jan 02 2020
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Prince William Announces Environment Prize, Calls For 'Decade of Action to Repair the Earth'
Prince William has announced a multi-million pound prize for “visionaries” working to solve “Earth’s greatest environmental problems,” from climate change to air pollution. The Earthshot Prize will be awarded to five winners, every year, for the next 10 years. The initiative’s goal is to provide “at least 50 solutions to the world’s greatest problems by 2030.”
The prize was designed by
Time MagazineDec 17 2020
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Deal-makers and fighters make up Biden’s new climate team
Joe Biden wrapped up a team heavy on deal-makers and fighters to lead his climate effort Thursday, tasking it with remaking and cleaning up the nation’s transportation and power-plant systems, and as fast as politically possible.
While the president-elect’s picks have the experience to do the heavy lifting required in a climate overhaul of the U.S. economy, they also seem to be
Associated Press Fact CheckDec 29 2018
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Trump EPA orders rollback of Obama mercury regulations
The Trump administration has targeted an Obama-era regulation credited with helping dramatically reduce toxic mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants, saying the benefits to human health and the environment may not be worth the cost of the regulation.
Fox News DigitalDec 01 2020
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Biden shortlist for White House key environmental post shows focus on environmental justice
President-elect Joe Biden is vetting three environmental justice leaders to head up the White House agency that will take the lead in coordinating efforts to safeguard communities disproportionately affected by pollution, according to sources familiar with the process.
The shortlist for head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) signals a focus by the incoming Biden
ReutersApr 29 2022
Fact Check
Biden’s Earth Day Exaggerations
On Earth Day, President Joe Biden touted his administration’s environmental initiatives, but his rhetoric made efforts to reduce methane emissions and drinking water contamination sound more expansive than they actually are.
In his April 22 remarks, Biden went too far in saying more than 100 countries had agreed to “eliminate methane.” The Global Methane Pledge is to reduce methane
FactCheck.orgMar 08 2023
Perspectives Blog
Helping Bridge the Gaps Among Young Adults
This piece was originally published on The Fulcrum, which AllSides rates as Center. It was written by Laura Chen, a Co-Founder of Civic Synergy, a political depolarization organization for young adults, and Lake Dodson, who studies Political Science, East Asian Studies, and Global Security at the University of Mississippi. Chen is a recent graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of
"The Fulcrum" ContributorMay 27 2015
News
Congressional Republicans are outraged that the EPA wants to protect our drinking water
“The only people with reason to oppose the rule are polluters who knowingly threaten our clean water"
SalonApr 22 2022
News
Celebrities, politicians who love to lecture America on the environment but rarely practice what they preach
On days celebrating the environment like Earth Day, celebrities and politicians like to lecture average Americans about how they need to change their behavior to fight climate change. However, they often fail to practice what they preach.
Over the years, liberal politicians and celebrities have been accused of hypocrisy for failing to live by the eco-friendly lifestyles they advocate.
Fox News DigitalSep 13 2021
Opinion
How to end the American obsession with driving
This summer’s series of extreme wildfires, hurricanes, and tropical storms have made it more apparent than ever that the effects of climate change are here.
Limiting the damage caused by future disasters will require a whole-of-government approach — one not limited to what the federal government can do. There’s a host of ideas that states and municipalities could implement to curb
VoxJul 22 2021
News
Wildfires in U.S., Siberia are unusually intense, setting emissions records
Wildfires across parts of the U.S. and Canada are burning unusually intensely and emitting larger amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than typical during midsummer, scientists say. Massive blazes in Siberia are also adding more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, while contributing to local air pollution.
Why it matters: The fires are thriving in areas experiencing extreme
Axios