A damaged home is shown on Friday in Hackberry, La., after Hurricane Laura move through the area Thursday. | David J. Phillip/AP Photo By ASSOCIATED PRESS 08/28/2020 10:37 PM EDT LAKE CHARLES, La. — The Louisiana coastline devastated by Hurricane Laura began a long and gloomy recovery Friday as hundreds of thousands of people still without water and power confronted … [Read more...] about Louisiana coastline begins recovery from Laura
Alaska mine ‘cannot be permitted,’ Trump administration rules in major reversal
Trump administration officials had been concerned for months that the project was unworkable, a person familiar with the plan told POLITICO. … [Read more...] about Alaska mine ‘cannot be permitted,’ Trump administration rules in major reversal
Trump wields California power woes to attack Biden
Trump's California criticism and anti-green energy message is likely to be a steady refrain during this week's RNC convention. | Chris Carlson-Pool/Getty Images The forced blackouts during California's record-setting heatwave have handed President Donald Trump a cudgel to attack the state's aggressive climate change policies — and tie them to Joe Biden's plans for a … [Read more...] about Trump wields California power woes to attack Biden
Trump set to block controversial Alaska gold mine
Workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma, in July 2007. | Al Grillo/AP Photo The Trump administration is planning to block the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska early next week, six people familiar with the plans told POLITICO, marking a surprise reversal that could be the death knell for the massive copper … [Read more...] about Trump set to block controversial Alaska gold mine
Greta Thunberg’s climate movement targets Angela Merkel
Climate strikers are planning for a wave of demonstrations next month. … [Read more...] about Greta Thunberg’s climate movement targets Angela Merkel