Oil giants say Hawaii’s climate suit belongs with lawmakersThe companies argued the state is really asking a court to decide how much fossil fuel the world should have burned, a question they say belongs to the state legislature.Courthouse News Service4d agoWhole story →PlanetGovernmenthawaii climate lawsuit
Mistakenly getting a duplicate mail ballot is not unheard of. But in this tense election season, the outcry is outsizedThousands of voters in a Central Valley town received two ballots in the mail, the result of a printing error. But in this tense political climate, even straightforward election mistakes are magnified.Los Angeles Times4d agoWhole story →PlanetGovernment
Colorado Dem Manny Rutinel Rakes in Campaign Cash From Employees of Far-Left Climate Group He Used To Work ForColorado Democrat Manny Rutinel, the congressional nominee running in the state's competitive Eighth Congressional District who has sought to distance himself from his climate activist past, has taken nearly $11,000 in political contributions from his former colleagues with the far-left environmental group Earthjustice, campaign finance filings show. The…Washington Free Beacon5d agoWhole story →PlanetGovernmentcolorado 8th congressional district election
In Pennsylvania coal country, follow the climate moneyJodi Borello’s Pennsylvania Senate campaign touts her Trump votes while environmental groups backing her target the fossil fuel industry.Washington Examiner5d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomypennsylvania senate campaign
SEC ends climate-investor investigation, warns of disclosure obligationsThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a report on Oct. 7 about their investigation into whether large asset managers complied with federal disclosure requirements during a 2021 campaign to elect new directors to ExxonMobil’s board. The agency said it would not pursue enforcement action but outlined circumstances in which coordinated…Ballotpedia News5d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomysec climate disclosure ruling
EU Nears Securitization Reform in Bid to Unleash BillionsThe European Union reached a provisional agreement to overhaul rules governing the bloc’s securitization markets, a deal that would unleash billions of euros to finance initiatives in key areas such as defense and climate resilience.Bloomberg3d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyeu securitization reform
A Solution to America’s Aluminum Crunch Is Hiding in Our LandfillsThis story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A global supply shortage and US tariffs have roiled the aluminum market this year, putting greater pressure on the United States to produce more of its own metal. Plans to build or reopen giant smelters are moving forward, but they all…Mother Jones3d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomy
At Cadillac Mountain, a missing Wabanaki marker and the fight over what national parks should tellSigns and exhibits about slavery, climate change, and Native Americans have been removed from national parks across the country as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to eliminate what it calls disparaging materialABC News3d agoWhole story →JusticePlanet
Democrat Running Surprisingly Close Race In Deep Red State Says He Supports Parts Of Green New Deal‘No, I don’t support the Green New Deal. Parts of it, yes’Daily Caller3d agoWhole story →PlanetGovernmentelection campaign
A Warming Climate Is All Over Alaska’s Senate Race. The Candidates Hardly Mention It.If you listen to the candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, some of the biggest issues in the race revolve around the state’s fisheries, its oil and gas development and soaring prices for fuel and other staples. Left largely unsaid, however, is that climate change is playing a role in at least […]Inside Climate News2d agoWhole story →PlanetFoodalaska senate race
Burnham Floats Removing Gas Bills Fee to Blunt Price SurgeThe UK government is looking to remove standing charges on gas bills, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said, as part of the Labour government’s efforts to blunt the impact of surging energy costs.Bloomberg4d agoWhole story →Commerce
'Absolutely Maddening': UK Approves Jackdaw Gas Drilling in North SeaWith drilling in the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea set to go forward following the United Kingdom's approval, announced on Wednesday, climate groups and progressive lawmakers demanded to know how Prime Minister Andy Burnham could declare the decision a "pragmatic" one, considering the meager job growth and energy savings and massive climate damage…Common Dreams4d agoWhole story →Planetnorth sea gas drilling approval
Burnham’s Rise Complicates Green Leader’s Bid for UK ParliamentGreen Party Leader Zack Polanski faces an uphill battle in his attempt to win a north London seat in the UK’s House of Commons on Thursday, as new Prime Minister Andy Burnham breathes fresh life into the governing Labour Party.Bloomberg17d agoWhole story →Governmentuk parliament election
Andy Burnham’s Speech to the Labour Party Conference Could Be the Start of a Positive Social-Democratic PoliticsMarcus Barnett But the autumn budget to be released at the end of October will offer needed details. The post Andy Burnham’s Speech to the Labour Party Conference Could Be the Start of a Positive Social-Democratic Politics appeared first on The Nation .The Nation11d agoWhole story →
Andy Burnham Tests Labour Loyalty With Budget Built for Bond MarketNext week, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey must deliver what his predecessor, Rachel Reeves, couldn’t: A budget that keeps both the bond market and the governing Labour Party happy.Bloomberg1d agoWhole story →
UK’s Burnham risks Trump anger with new sanctions on IsraelU.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government is expected to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday as he seeks to adopt a stronger policy on an issue that’s important to his governing Labour Party but may anger U.S. President Donald Trump. A new sanctions regime targeting Israel, but limited to Jewish settlements in the West…Hartford Courant2mo agoWhole story →EconomySecurityDonald Trumpuk israel sanctions
Labour Defeats Greens to Hold Starmer’s Former London SeatThe UK’s Labour Party won a special election for a central London parliamentary seat early Friday morning, providing a boost to Prime Minister Andy Burnham and a blow to Green leader Zack Polanski.Bloomberg16d agoWhole story →Governmentuk special election results
Trump, UK’s Burnham Set for Call as Tensions Rise Over Ukraine, Iran PolicyPresident Donald Trump spoke with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Friday as tensions build between the two governments over Russia’s war in Ukraine and the possibility of renewed US escalation against Iran.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →Security
