Shaming the People Bankrolling Climate Change Denial

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Sep 25, 2018 A feisty group called Cowboys for Liberty is naming prominent polluters, politicos and propagandists in its “Climate Denier Hall of Shame.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Andrew Wheeler Is No ‘Less Evil’ Than Scott Pruitt, Just ‘More Patient’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2018 On "Late Night with Seth Meyers," the host checks in on the acting Environmental Protection Agency chief, a man Politico recently said "should scare anyone who breathes." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republican Congressman Offers Mind-Numbing Explanation for Rising Sea Levels

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig May 17, 2018 Rep. Mo Brooks plumbs new depths of climate denialism before the House Science Committee. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ Helps Bring Awareness of Climate Change to a New Generation

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jul 26, 2017 The follow-up documentary to the 2006 hit is half environmental update and half celebration of all things Al Gore. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘America Is Not a Planet’ and Other Republican Remarks About Climate Change

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 24, 2015 As world leaders prepare for climate talks in Paris, here is a sample of Republican denials of the science of climate change, compiled by The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republican Climate Denier to Get Top Senate Environment Job

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 6, 2014 In the wake of the Republican sweep of the 2014 midterms, Oklahoma Republican Jim Inhofe, one of the United States' biggest names in climate change denial, is slated to lead the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Heartland

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Tornado

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The Twister

Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill May 23, 2013 Dig deeper

Court Overturns Coal Pollution Ruling

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 22, 2012 A U.S. appeals court Tuesday overturned an Obama administration rule aimed at decreasing harmful pollution from coal-fired power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency said the reductions would have resulted in health benefits for more than 240 million people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Inhofe Concerned About the Whole Race, Gender Thing

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2009 The news that known Latina Sonia Sotomayor may soon join the Supreme Court spurred an apparently alarmed Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) to hold forth in a statement on Tuesday about the need to make sure that Sotomayor will be able to mete out justice from her vaunted post without her pesky extra X chromosome or her non-Oklahoman ethnic roots mucking things up for everyone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congressmen’s Plane Dodges Fire in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2007 Three U.S. senators and a member of the House got a taste of life in the combat zone when their military cargo plane came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades as they left Baghdad en route to Jordan Thursday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )