July 24, 2019

As the coal industry collapses, miners face losing their pensions

Leave a Comment / Coal Mining / By max cyril

June, the Trump administration unveiled one of its largest environmental rollbacks to date: replacing the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan rule, which regulated carbon pollution from power plants. The rule had been a favorite target of President Donald Trump as he stumped on the campaign trail and held presidential rallies. “We’ve ended the war on beautiful, clean …

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FTC strikes $5B Facebook settlement against fierce Democratic objections

Leave a Comment / FTC / By max cyril

The FTC on Wednesday officially unveiled its $5 billion data privacy settlement with Facebook — adding to the outrage of Democratic lawmakers and regulators who called the provisions far too mild to hold the social media giant accountable or deter future misdeeds. In addition to the fine — by far the largest privacy-related settlement the …

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The Just Transition for Coal Workers Can Start Now. Colorado Is Showing How.

Leave a Comment / Coal Mining / By max cyril

This past May, Colorado’s Democratic governor Jared Polis signed a series of new environmental bills into law, with the enthusiastic backing of the state’s labor movement. Legislation ranged from expanding community solar gardens to establishing a “Just Transition” office for coal-dependent communities. Organized labor in Colorado hasn’t always been an ally in the fight against climate …

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As the coal industry collapses, miners face losing their pensions

FTC strikes $5B Facebook settlement against fierce Democratic objections

The Just Transition for Coal Workers Can Start Now. Colorado Is Showing How.

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