Since taking office in January 2017, the Trump administration has attempted to reverse at least 60 environmental rules, with 29 rules already overturned, 24 rollbacks in progress, and seven rule rollbacks in limbo so far.
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season reminds us of the very real material risks posed by a changing climate. The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure’s rules under development would require that investors be informed of these risks, increasing pressure on business to “go green.”
Planning cities around various concepts of justice is tough work, but when communities call for change, it’s time to act.
Some environmental activists believe that both candidates in the Sanders/Clinton debate failed to connect the dots when it comes to the disproportionate effects of environmental and climate disasters on communities of color.
