A secret late-night budget amendment to overturn Dane County’s requirement for increased pipeline insurance central to case.
Enbridge Pipeline Expansion Debated in Wisconsin Supreme Court
By Scott Zimmerman | at
Environment
Koch’s Georgia-Pacific Hit with Another Environmental Penalty
By Don Wiener | at
U.S. EPA fines paper company $79,000 for illegal stormwater discharges.
Like a Breath of Fresh Air, Youth Climate Strikes Lift Off in 125 Countries
By Mary Bottari | at
Global climate actions kicked off by the young Swedish teen, Greta Thurnberg, nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize this week.
State Bills to Criminalize Peaceful Protest of Oil & Gas “Critical Infrastructure”
By Connor Gibson | at
These anti-protest bills adopted by ALEC and by CSG allow prosecutors to impose large fines and felonies, not only on individuals who are arrested, but organizations that are deemed to be supporting those individuals.
Trump Taps Climate Denier to Lead a Secret White House Climate Panel
By David Armiak | at
Physicist and climate science denier William Happer has no formal training in climate science.
Acting EPA Chief Appoints Climate Denier John R. Christy to Science Advisory Board
By Don Wiener and David Armiak | at
Christy has made a career of providing academic legitimacy to the climate denier movement.
Corporate Front Group, American Council on Science and Health, Smears List of Its Enemies as “Deniers for Hire”
By Rebekah Wilce | at
Website calls prominent scientists, reporters, and environmental groups “threats to humanity.”
Howard Buffett’s Border War
By Beau Hodai | at
A billionaire’s son is spending millions in Cochise County.
Truckers Run Over Railroads at ALEC
By Don Wiener | at
ALEC passes resolution backed by UPS and FedEx encouraging Congress to allow twin 33-foot trailers on the road.
Dispatches from COP 24 Climate Change Summit in Poland
By Alex Carlin | at
COP24 meets in Katowice, Poland, Dec. 3-14, 2018.