Economy & Business

World’s Biggest Companies Have Caused $28 Trillion In Climate Damage: Study

"The world’s biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates as part of an effort to make it easier for people and governments to hold companies financially accountable, like the tobacco giants have been."

Source: AP, 04/24/2025

Judge Orders Trump Admin To Rehire Voice Of America And Radio Free Asia Staff

"A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to rehire all Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Network staff for now, and he said all congressional funding must resume to the outlets, which had been effectively shuttered by the administration."

Source: CBS News, 04/23/2025

"Interior Secretary Puts DOGE Representative In Charge Of Department Cuts"

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has given a former oil executive and aide to Elon Musk broad latitude to cut costs and consolidate work within his vast department, which oversees more than 500 million acres of land across the United States."

Source: Washington Post, 04/22/2025

Trump Admin Severs ‘Lifeline’ for Families Struggling to Pay Utility Bills

"A federal program that helps low-income households pay for heating and cooling costs is in limbo."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/21/2025

"Trump Admin Reveals Timeline For Approving Resolution Copper Mine"

"The Trump administration gave notice Thursday that it’s advancing Arizona’s Resolution Copper mine, a divisive project that’s opposed by members of Native American tribes who are asking the Supreme Court to intervene." "The Forest Service on Thursday said it intends to advance the contentious Arizona project that some tribal members are asking the Supreme Court to halt."

Source: E&E News, 04/21/2025

Trump Tariffs Blow Up Long U.S.-Canada Environmental Partnership

As trade wars loom with U.S. allies, including our neighbors to the north and south, another kind of long-standing relationship is under threat — the environmental partnership between the United States and Canada. A Backgrounder Analysis examines deep-rooted ties over energy, water and timber. Does the brewing conflict over trade mean the long bonds over the environment have been broken?

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Syngenta To Settle 1000s Of Lawsuits Claiming Paraquat Causes Parkinson’s

"Besieged by thousands of lawsuits alleging that its paraquat weedkiller causes Parkinson’s disease, Syngenta has entered into an agreement aimed at settling large swaths of those claims."

Source: The New Lede, 04/18/2025

"Court Blocks Enforcement of New Silica Dust Protections for Coal Miners"

"A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new rule to limit silica dust exposure for coal and other miners. The rule, from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), was imposed last year in response to an epidemic of severe black lung disease among coal miners."

Source: Public Health Watch/WVPB, 04/18/2025

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