The White House came under political fire earlier this month after it blocked a State Department intelligence expert from delivering written testimony on climate change. The expert’s findings were censored because they did not “jibe” with the President’s views. The administration’s rejection of climate science is nothing new, but criticism is mounting. In testimony before Congress this week, three former Republican administrators of EPA administrators blasted the President’s rejection of science. Read More »
Earth Day under Trump: Nearly 50 years later Nixon’s environmental movement is under attack
April 22, 2019Current talk of the Green New Deal or the GOP alternative Green Real Deal notwithstanding, the political contrast between the first Earth Day in 1970 and this year’s Earth Day is stark. While some still debate Nixon’s environmental record, there is no ambiguity in president Trump’s. He is sounding the retreat, not leading the charge. Read More »
In a new report, scientists warn of a precipitous drop in the world’s insect population. We need to pay close attention, as over time, this could be just as catastrophic to humans as it is to insects. Special attention must be paid to the principal drivers of this insect decline, because while climate change is adding to the problem, food production is a much larger contributor. Read More »
BRETT KAVANAUGH JUST DISSENTED ON LOUISIANA ABORTION LAW. THIS COULD MEAN TROUBLE FOR ROE V. WADE
February 9, 2019The divide between states supporting reproductive rights and states seeking to restrict those rights keeps growing, with a raft of new state laws that either protect or undercut abortion access, depending on the state. That divide now threatens to turn into a giant legal chasm. Read More »
New York leads the way again on abortion policy
January 31, 2019Nearly half a century ago, New York State was a national leader in the fight over abortion rights. It recently took the lead again, as the Legislature passed and Governor Cuomo signed a landmark bill that will guard against overturning of abortion rights by the U.S. Supreme Court. It not only helps guarantee the rights of women living in New York; it’s a much needed affirmation of reproductive rights at a time when they’re under siege across the U.S. Read More »
TRUMP’S TERM IS HALF DONE. WHERE WILL HIS LEGACY ENDURE?
January 22, 2019Presidencies are often made or broken within the first two years, so how is the Trump legacy looking at the two-year mark? Read More »