Lisa Friedman
Climate change reporter for the New York Times. I still tweet about puppies, though. [email protected]
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Young People Take to Streets in Global Climate Protest
Anxious about the future and angry about the failure to curb the crisis, thousands joined an urgent call for action against climate change.
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Young People Take to Streets in Global Climate Protest nyti.ms/2ABJpes via @SominiSengupta
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Lisa Friedman
"This is a new generational revolt, though. It’s not against injustice in a particular country, nor against a war. This is about the future on a hotter planet. " - more from @SominiSengupta
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‘Worse Than Anyone Expected’: Air Travel Emissions Vastly Outpace Predictions
The findings put pressure on airline executives and regulators to take stronger action to fight climate change as they prepare for a summit next week.
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‘Worse Than Anyone Expected’: Air Travel Emissions Vastly Outpace Predictions nyti.ms/2QttHNE via @HirokoTabuchi
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How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Learned to Play by Washington’s Rules
After nearly nine months in office, the progressive firebrand has swapped the combative brand of politics that swept her into Washington for a more careful political calculus.
Inside Conservative Groups’ Effort to ‘Make Dishwashers Great Again’
Of all the efforts to persuade the Trump administration to weaken environmental rules, the Make Dishwashers Great Again lobby might be the most peculiar.
Reenergizing Climate Action on Capitol Hill
Climate change has reemerged as a top priority on Capitol Hill — and the conversation has matured from whether to take action to how.
In recent months, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have introduced legislation to address the climate crisis,...
Leading countries blocked from speaking at UN climate summit
Secretary-general takes tough line on select coal-supporting nations
Lisa Friedman
Interesting - In the interest of curbing fossil fuel development @antonioguterres is hitting leaders where it hurts: their ability to get on TV and speechify
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Five top 2020 Democrats haven't committed to MSNBC climate forum
Five of the leading Democratic presidential hopefuls have not confirmed their participation in an MSNBC climate forum slated for this week.
All Was Quiet at the Birmingham Weather Office. Until a Trump Forecast Brought a Storm.
Tornadoes are the most challenging tempests that the National Weather Service workers in Alabama typically handle. But all that changed with a faulty Hurricane Dorian tweet by the president.
65 Block Parties, 5 Boroughs, 20 Photographers: See What They Found
Join New Yorkers from Brooklyn to the Bronx as they dance, eat and play in the streets.
Who’s Behind the Millions Spent on Ads Opposing ‘Surprise Billing’ Law?
Two doctor-staffing companies, backed by private equity, push back against legislation that could hit their bottom lines.
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Reading: @sangerkatz with the goods on who is behind a multi-million dollar dark $$ lobbying campaign opposing ‘surprise billing’ legislation.
Mystery Solved: Private-Equity-Backed Firms Are Behind Ad Blitz on ‘Surprise Billing’ nyti.ms/3008cHz l
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Trump’s Dorian Tweet Whips Up a Fight Over a Science Powerhouse
The controversy has dragged one of the country's preeminent research agencies, famous for being anonymous, into the spotlight it long avoided.Â
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Trump’s Dorian Tweet Whips Up a Fight Over a Science Powerhouse nyti.ms/2Aj4fPI via @cflav
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Greta Thunberg and youth climate activists protest outside White House
Young activists rallied in protest of inadequate government action on the climate crisis, chanting: ‘Protect our future’
Ambitious Climate Plans Might Need a Radical Legislative One: Ending the Filibuster
Even if Democrats win the White House and the Senate in 2020, effectively combating climate change might require the elimination of the Senate filibuster.
Lisa Friedman
Unsure what ending the filibuster has to do with climate change? Read this piece by @CoralMDavenport @thomaskaplan nytimes.com/2019/07/10/us/… #DemDebate
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Environmental Justice Was a Climate Forum Theme. Here’s Why.
Democratic presidential candidates recently spoke of the need to address the adverse effects of global warming on poor and marginalized communities.
Lisa Friedman
Booker raises "the racism we see in environmental injustice." Want to know more? Read this great @MaggieAstor piece on how environmental justice is getting a unique airing in this Democratic primary. nytimes.com/2019/09/05/us/… #DemocraticDebate
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Trump Administration Rolls Back Clean Water Protections
The administration is expected to complete the repeal of a major Obama-era regulation that put limits on chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and water bodies.
Climate Denialist to Depart White House National Security Council
William Happer, a National Security Council adviser who tried unsuccessfully to create a federal panel to attack climate science, plans to leave the White House.Â
Lisa Friedman
It's been a busy day.
Climate Denialist to Depart White House National Security Council
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White House Pressed Agency to Repudiate Weather Forecasters Who Contradicted Trump
Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, told Wilbur L. Ross Jr., the commerce secretary to have NOAA publicly disavow the forecasters’ position.
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SCOOP: White House Pressed Agency to Repudiate Weather Forecasters Who Contradicted Trump nyti.ms/2NVLPg3 - w/ @peterbakernyt @flav
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WHITE HOUSE: Adviser who applauded rise in CO2 to leave administration
A chief critic of climate science in the White House is leaving the administration after failing to convince the president to review mainstream research on global warming.