TOP NEWS: G20 Leaders Rebuked for Latest 'Incomprehensible Failure' on Climate Crisis

 

September 09, 2023 Top News Water Cannons Target 10,000 Climate Protesters Blocking Highway in Netherlands "While the world is going up in flames, the government continues to add fuel to the fire by propping up the biggest source of the climate crisis, fossil fuels, with billions in subsidies." Jon Queally G20 Leaders Rebuked for Latest 'Incomprehensible Failure' on Climate Crisis "Fossil fuels are killing us, and the G20's reckless failure to act will be measured in further lives and livelihoods lost," said one campaigner who noted the refusal by rich nations to pledge a phaseout of oil, coal, and gas. Jon Queally 'Furious' at Army Corps, Tribe Calls for Public Support to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline "The Corps' covering for the pipeline company's outrageous safety record and the reviewer's serious conflict of interest have now resulted in a failed effort," said Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairwoman Janet Alkire. "They need to start over with adult supervision." Jon Queally AOC Says Mayor Eric Adams Attack on Migrants 'Is Not Leadership' The congressional Democrat knocked the New York City Mayor for declaring that asylum-seekers and other immigrants would "destroy" the city, comments another lawmaker denounced as "repugnant MAGA garbage." Jon Queally Over 1,000 Dead From Devastating Earthquake in Morocco Death toll expected to climb as emergency workers search for survivors in Marrakesh and other impacted villages and cities. Jon Queally UN Puts Out 'Truly Damning Report Card' for Climate Action Before Global Summits "This report is a wake-up call to the injustice of the climate crisis and a pivotal opportunity to correct course," said one expert. Jessica Corbett Rolling Medicaid Purge Called 'Largest Concentration of Health Insurance Loss' in US History One activist warned that "this is going to become the healthcare legacy of the Biden presidency" if his administration doesn't act. Jake Johnson

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