Dharna Noor

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The youth activists who put the Green New Deal on the political map are launching a new campaign to “villainize big oil” which will push for the industry to pay for climate action so the costs don’t fall on ordinary people.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Dharna Noor

The youth activists who put the Green New Deal on the political map are launching a new campaign to “villainize big oil” which will push for the industry to pay for climate action so the costs don’t fall on ordinary people. Seven years ago, the Sunrise Movement captured headlines when its members stormed then incoming House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, demanding the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels and creation of good jobs. The movement helped inspire some of Joe Biden’s green policies.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Dharna Noor

Kelcy Warren was among the top donors for Donald Trump’s 2024 White House bid, personally pouring at least $5m into the campaign and co-hosting a fundraiser for the then presidential hopeful in Houston. Trump’s win appears to already be benefiting Warren and Energy Transfer Partners, the pipeline and energy firm of which he is co-founder, executive chair and primary shareholder.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Dharna Noor

The oil and petrochemical lobby is attempting to fend off a New York state proposal to slash plastic waste by arguing that it will disproportionately burden people of color, advocates and assembly sources say, despite widespread evidence that the plastic supply chain poses serious health risks to Black and brown communities.

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claimed on Wednesday that its plan to eviscerate power plant pollution standards will save the US about $1 billion a year. In reality, though, this represents a starkly uneven trade-off, experts say.