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Biden Signs 'Environmental Justice' Order to Impact Every Federal Agency

President Joe Biden on Friday signed an “environmental justice” order in the Rose Garden that gives the White House more ability to track the implementation of social justice policies throughout the administration. The order will create a new Office of Environmental Justice within the administration to coordinate efforts across the

California Gives Local Water Agencies 100% of Allocations; 1st Time Since 2006

The State of California has decided to provide local water agencies with 100% of the water supplies that they requested for the first time since 2006, up from 5% that was initially allocated before the rainy winter began. In December, in a crippling drought and facing predictions of a third

Carney on ‘Kudlow’: Electric Vehicles Won’t Really Help the Environment

Despite the Biden administration’s full embrace of “zero-emission” vehicles, electric vehicles (EVs) will have little impact on the environment, Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney said in an interview Thursday with Fox Business host Larry Kudlow. Kudlow opened the interview with a monologue about the new tailpipe emissions regulations proposed

Pakistan: Farmers Forcibly Evicted for Urban Project

(New York, April 11, 2023) – Pakistan authorities are forcibly evicting thousands of farmers near the city of Lahore for a massive infrastructure project, Human Rights Watch said today.

Swiss 'Senior Women' Take Government to Court over Climate Change

On March 29, in a landmark legal hearing, older women from Switzerland argued before the European Court of Human Rights that their government’s failure to sufficiently reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions has violated their human rights. The applicants, all women over 63, say that heat waves, which

Fossil Fuel Pushback: Biden Administration Forced To Expand Gulf Drilling

The Biden administration was forced to offer up 2,600 square miles of federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico this week, following a deal made by West Virginia Sen.

Rep. Ashley Hinson Grills SEC Chair Gary Gensler over Climate Change Disclosure Rule

Rep.Ashley Hinson (R-IA) grilled Securities and Exchange (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler over the agency’s move to enact onerous climate change disclosures for businesses.

West Virginia Signs Landmark Anti-ESG Proxy Reform Bill into Law

West Virginia Gov.Jim Justice (R) signed a landmark anti-ESG proxy voting reform bill into law that will protect state-managed pension funds and other investments against activist money managers.

Trump's Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Exposes Successor Deb Haaland's Ignorance on China Threat

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland did not provide specific details about any plans by the Biden administration to increase American access to domestic sources of critical minerals following her issuance of a mining ban across parts of Minnesota when asked to do so by Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) during

UN General Assembly Seeks World Court Ruling on Climate Change

(New York) – The United Nations General Assembly’s consensus adoption on March 29, 2023, of a resolution seeking an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change is a milestone in defining the human rights obligations of governments, Human Rights Watch said today. The resolution was initiated by

Exclusive—Derek Kreifels: SVB’s Collapse Is the Canary in the ESG Coal Mine

Managers of the failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and President Biden share something in common: a fundamentally flawed mindset that prioritizes woke politics above the financial wellbeing of those whom they serve. That commonality was typified in their mutually misplaced devotion to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies. The president’

Daines: SF Fed Said 'Financial Risks from Climate Change' Were 'Top of Mind' Issue as Fed Hiked Rates Months Before SVB Collapse

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast,” Sen.