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Crockett: My former colleagues from the Texas House—decided to get the hell out of Texas… breaking quorum is where they’re at right now. And they didn’t just do it by themselves—they went to Illinois, where there is a governor that gives a damn. This fight is going to take all of us.

STOP TRUMP'S TEXAS TAKEOVER

Texas Republicans are shamelessly kowtowing to Donald Trump, prioritizing gerrymandering over disaster relief and the needs of Texas voters, a clear sign of their cowardice. #MessWithTexas

Jeffries: "These extremists want to be able to choose their voters as opposed to allowing the Texas voters to choose the people who should be privileged to represent them in Washington. It's theft. That's what gerrymandering in its extreme form is."

TEXAS UPDATE: Texas Democrats break quorum and leave state to prevent Republican gerrymandering scam

Republicans thought they could rig Texas’ maps without the American people taking notice.

They were dead wrong.

Texas Democrats are leading the fight against the GOP’s assault on our democracy.

Want a $140 million tax break? You’re gonna need a bigger motorboat. • Louisiana Illuminator Cheniere Energy wants to claim a nine-figure federal tax credit for the free fuel it uses to power the vessels top ship LNG.

To claim a massive federal tax credit, an LNG exporter is trying to get its LNG tanker — which can equal the size of a military aircraft carrier — considered as a motorboat.

Seems legit!!

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✊ One day before the final round of negotiations for a Global #PlasticsTreaty start, hundreds of citizens and civil society organisations gathered at the UN Place des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, to demand an ambitious & legally binding treaty! www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/08/05/s... (1/5)

The company Syngenta had to pay $187.5 MILLION for links between the pesticide paraquat and Parkinson’s disease. And Monsanto has paid billions to settle lawsuits linking its weedkiller Roundup with non-Hodkin's lymphoma.

Thank you @booker.senate.gov for introducing this bill!

Chemical companies are pushing for shields to protect them from being legally responsible for the harm pesticides are wreaking.

No one should be above the law. If the pesticide industry is too dangerous to operate without being legally shielded, it probably shouldn’t be operating at all.

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Whales in California From Ship Strikes This is not the first time we've gone toe-to-toe with the government for failing to assess the risks that shipping poses for marine life.

We're teaming up with @biologicaldiversity.org to launch a lawsuit aiming to protect CA whales from being killed by ship strikes.

Ship strikes are a leading cause of death for gray, blue, fin & humpback whales off CA's coast — & we will not stop fighting to protect species.

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The tax credit in question is designed to incentivize transportation fuels — not to fund massive LNG tankers

“If the IRS decides that Cheniere’s globe-spanning charter vessels the length of a city block are equivalent to 65-foot motorboats, then the independence of the IRS is obviously in question"

Why does this matter?

Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are on the line.

This is a dangerous precedent for corporations receiving subsidies and the quid pro quo that Trump gave to Big Oil donors

The Biggest US LNG Exporter Is Claiming a Massive Tax Credit for Using Its Cargo as an ‘Alternative’ Fuel - Inside Climate News Critics say the claim relies on a dubious interpretation of a law intended to promote natural gas and other fuels. An Inside Climate News analysis put the potential windfall at more than $140 million.

The largest US LNG exporter is waiting on the IRS to approve a questionable interpretation of a tax credit meant for alternative fuels.

If approved, it could net them nearly a quarter-billion dollars and set a dangerous precedent

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The Biggest US LNG Exporter Is Claiming a Massive Tax Credit for Using Its Cargo as an ‘Alternative’ Fuel - Inside Climate News Critics say the claim relies on a dubious interpretation of a law intended to promote natural gas and other fuels. An Inside Climate News analysis put the potential windfall at more than $140 million.

NEW from me with @mckennapr.bsky.social for @insideclimatenews.org
The Biggest US LNG Exporter Is Claiming a Massive Tax Credit for Using Its Cargo as an ‘Alternative’ Fuel
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The Biggest US LNG Exporter Is Claiming a Massive Tax Credit for Using Its Cargo as an ‘Alternative’ Fuel - Inside Climate News Critics say the claim relies on a dubious interpretation of a law intended to promote natural gas and other fuels. An Inside Climate News analysis put the potential windfall at more than $140 million.

Exclusive: Cheniere Energy, the largest U.S. LNG exporter, seeks tax credits that leave shipping experts and tax specialists baffled. An @insideclimatenews.org analysis puts the potential payout at more than $140 M. insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202... My latest, with @peteraldhous.com

Ensuring That Arctic Indigenous Voices Are Heard In a historic breakthrough, Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is the first Indigenous organization granted permanent consultative status at IMO

Those who have been stewarding these lands and waters since the beginning are exactly who should be centered in any global decision-making.

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This permanent consultative status means that Arctic Indigenous voices must be centered by the IMO when looking for long-term solutions to protect the Arctic marine environment.

The Arctic is warming nearly 4x faster than the rest of the planet – and ice melt means new shipping lanes are being explored which furthers the pollution and destruction brought on Arctic peoples and ecosystems.

(Narwhal image courtesy of пресс-служба ПАО "Газпром нефть)

The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) was just granted permanent consultative status at the International Maritime Organization, which regulates the shipping industry.

ICC represents 180,000+ people and a lineage of stewardship in the lands & waters of Inuit Nunaat from time immemorial.

Carbon Bros, Ep 1: The Testosterone Pipeline Podcast Episode · Drilled · S13 E1 · 32m

Incredible podcast series from @amywestervelt.bsky.social, Daniel Penny and @drilledmedia.bsky.social

"How climate denial has seeped into the manosphere, how those messages are shaping men’s views of the climate crisis, and how the results are playing out at the ballot box."

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It's here! The @drilledmedia.bsky.social- Non-Toxic collab: Carbon Bros. Episode 1: The Testosterone Pipeline is in your feeds right now

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American taxpayers are footing up to $17 BILLION every year to prop up the fossil fuel industry.

Meanwhile, communities suffer and the planet burns. It’s time to end Big Oil’s greed!

Support @SenSanders & @IlhanMN’s End Polluter Welfare Act!

🚨 NEWS: Bernie Sanders & Ilhan Omar just reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare Act to combat Trump’s $190B+ fossil fuel giveaway — including $20B for coal, methane, pipelines & other climate scams in his “Big, Beautiful Bill."

No more handouts to Big Oil billionaires. ❌
#FightOligarchy

Rep. Omar and Sen. Sanders Introduce Legislation to Repeal Corporate Welfare for Fossil Fuels in Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ End Giveaways That Destroy the Planet WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare Act, legislation to eliminate President Trump’s enormous new handouts to the fossil fuel in...

I reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare Act with Senator Bernie Sanders to eliminate $190+ BILLION in tax loopholes and federal subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, including $20 BILLION in new subsidies in Trump’s tax bill.

It’s time to hold polluters accountable.
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A genetic tweak could prevent mosquitoes from transmitting malaria A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads the disease so people wouldn't get infected with a mosquito's bite.

"Gene drives could have far-reaching, unpredictable negative consequences. The genetic changes from a gene drive to a population of mosquitoes are very likely to persist for a long time, possibly permanently."

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Global warming causes heat-related illnesses and diseases caused by parasites and bacteria. It also perpetuates food deserts by decreasing access to safe food and water.

Now is the time to fight harder, not end the ability to combat climate change.

Furthermore, a hotter climate will exacerbate public health impacts on the most overburdened communities like parishes in South Louisiana and other port-side communities such as Savannah, Newark, Wilmington, Charleston, and Seattle.

The recent floods in Texas, particularly in the Hill Country, were driven by slow-moving storms that dropped large amounts of rain in a short period; a phenomenon that is becoming more common due to climate change.

Climate change, for example, is linked to the recent floods in Texas through its impact on precipitation patterns and atmospheric moisture. Warmer temperatures mean a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, leading to more intense rainfall events.

EPA plans to end its ability to fight climate change, sources say The proposed rule rescinds a 2009 declaration known as the “endangerment finding,” which scientifically established that greenhouse gases endanger human lives.

BREAKING: New reporting shows that EPA
is drafting a plan to end its ability to fight climate change.

If true, this is an insulting announcement, especially after the catastrophic events this year alone in Texas, New Jersey & California

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How Trump’s anti-immigrant policies could collapse the US food industry - visualized The president is threatening to deport essential farm workers, grocery clerks and food delivery drivers. But without them, shelves could go empty and prices could soar

By me and the super-talented Ritia Liu
How Trump’s anti-immigrant policies could collapse the US food industry - visualized
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