No U.S. Troops in Haiti: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Military Mission Would Not Help Country

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• Israel’s Crime of Extermination, Acts of Genocide in Gaza
  Israeli authorities have intentionally deprived Palestinian civilians in Gaza of adequate access to water since October 2023, most likely resulting in thousands of deaths and thus committing the crime against humanity of extermination and acts of genocide, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. In the 179-page report, “Extermination and Acts of Genocide: […]
• Biden Administration Announces Strengthened 2035 Emissions Reduction Goal, Science Shows More Needed in Years Ahead
  Today, the Biden administration announced its updated target for reducing U.S. global warming emissions 61-66% below 2005 levels by 2035 under the Paris Agreement. The Paris climate agreement—adopted in 2015 by nearly every country—sets crucial science-informed temperature goals to limit catastrophic climate change. Under the agreement, countries are obligated to submit updated nationally determined contribution […]
• Oil Change International Response to U.S. NDC: It fails to deliver
  Today, President Biden released the United States’ updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). NDCs are countries’ climate action plans under the Paris Agreement. As the world’s largest historical emitter and largest producer and exporter of oil and gas, the United States’ NDC is crucial for global climate action. It is the first U.S. NDC to affirm […]
• Groups Sue CARB Over Environmental Impacts of Flagship Climate Program
  Today, environmental justice and environmental groups sued Governor Newsom’s California Air Resources Board (CARB) over its failure to adequately address the health and environmental impacts of its recently approved amendments to one of California’s flagship climate programs – the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).The LCFS incentivizes pollution in communities across the nation already overburdened with […]
• Soul Of My Soul: How Many Dead Palestinians Are Enough
  Harrowing headlines still spew from Gaza: They have run out of body bags, 96% of children feel their death is imminent, it is the worst slaughter of civilians in history, everyone is starving. Last week, an "icon of Gazan suffering" was killed, like his toddler grandchildren before him, by "the most evil army on earth.” […]
• LNG Exports: A Climate Bomb and A Price Hike, Warns Department of Energy Report
  Today, the Biden Administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) released its anticipated analysis regarding the impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, confirming significant concerns about the climate, economic, national security, and public health risks associated with LNG. These findings offer a strong foundation for future Department of Energy decisions on LNG export authorizations, and demonstrate […]