This is astounding. U.S. taxpayer money to insure the movement of oil and LNG tankers to the tune of $20 billion.
The Trump administration releases a reinsurance plan for oil and gas through the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.
www.dfc.gov/media/press-...
Reporting Opportunities at Rights Report Philippines www.rightsreportph.org/p/reporting-...
"AI-spurred surge in data-center development could have climate consequences" by @troywolv.bsky.social for the @sfexaminer.bsky.social:
www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
The #French Senate adopted a bill that seeks to lift the ban on new fossil fuel research & exploitation in #Franceβs overseas territories. Researcher Fabien Offner breaks down why reversing this landmark commitment sets a dangerous precedent ‡οΈ
climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/frances-la...
The Supreme Court has decided to hear a major climate case against fossil fuel companies
Alito has not recused himself, despite owning nearly $200,000 in fossil fuel stocksβincluding in Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips, which are being sued in cases that would be directly affected by a SCOTUS ruling
SCOTUS has never taken up Big Oil's arguments to kill climate lawsuits before. What changed?
For one, Alito didn't recuse himself, despite big $$ ties to oil companies that are defendants in many similar cases that would most likely be affected by a ruling here. And despite recusing in the past.
The recent #US-#Indonesia trade agreement will lead to increased emissions and likely lead to environmental degradation and human rights violations, particularly in communities near major #nickel #mining operations, says CRI Senior Researcher @kristashennum.bsky.social ‡οΈ
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HUGE SCOTUS: As they sat to hear arguments in Exxon's case against Cuba, the Supreme Court handed Big Oil a Big Win, agreeing to hear a key case in which oil companies are trying to quash lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for billions in climate-related damages.
www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/supr...
The Indonesia-U.S. trade agreement will lead to increased emissions and based on past practices, will likely lead to environmental degradation and human rights violations. Read my take on the minerals, climate, rights implications π
Earlier this month, the #Philippines & #US signed a transition minerals agreement. Senior Researcher @kristashennum.bsky.social writes about the destroyed livelihoods, polluted waterways & silenced activists behind the minerals rush & calls on the Philippines govt to do more: cri.org/oped-the-phi...
a man in Oklahoma was speaking out against a data center in his community. He went a few seconds over time and the city had him arrested for trespassing
New critical reporting from the Texas Tribune.
Last year was the deadliest year in ICE detention in two decades. Nearly a quarter of those deaths occurred in Texas.
In just six weeks between December and January, six people died while detained by ICE in Texas. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/19/i...
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged the @iea.org to abandon its climate work and focus on energy security. Wright criticized the IEA for prioritizing climate change, calling it βpolitical stuffβ. π
Progress! π HawaiΚ»i lawmakers are advancing a bill that would make Big Oil companies pay for rising home insurance rates in the aftermath of climate disasters.
On Feb. 4, the Philippines signed an agreement with the US on critical minerals at a US hosted summit in Washington. One subject not on the agenda, but that should be central to any accord between the US and the Philippines, is the welfare of the communities in mining and mineral processing areas.
A House rep is working on a bill to shield Big Oil from climate accountability lawsuits.
This dangerous proposal would
β bar courthouse doors for communities
π° stick taxpayers with the bill for climate damages
π‘ bail out polluters from paying for the mess they made
π£ No immunity for Big Oil! π£
Introducing: Nonprofit Human Rights Journalism in the Philippines
The task of @rightsreportPH is simple: We cover the news, events, and issues that concern the Philippines through a human rights lens.
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The Trump administration is pressuring governments worldwide to block a a critical UN General Assembly resolution on climate change and statesβ legal obligations to protect the climate system and the rights of future generations.
150 countries (including including China, India and EU members) have agreed: "Unsustainable economic activity and a focus on growth as measured by the gross domestic product, has been a driver of the decline of biodiversity ... and stands in the way of transformative change."
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, weβll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate changeβall so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
Decisions to lay off climate and enviro journalists do not simply downsize a business. They weaken public understanding of how climate change impacts lives, how cause and effect connect, and how power can be held to account. Essential reading by my @climaterights.bsky.social colleague Felix Horne.
New study by The Lancet Planetary Health finds that #plastics could slash 83 million years of healthy population life between 2016 and 2040. This includes GHGs from oil and gas extraction, PM released during production and transport, and toxics emitted during manufacturing, recycling or disposal.
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
To power data centers, Georgia regulators approved an expansion of natural gas power plants that could add up to 20 million metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution each year despite climate concerns.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the government is scrapping a national EV mandate, continuing a rollback of climate measures after dropping plans for an oil and gas emissions cap and clean electricity rules.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
A major new bill in California would allow the state attorney general to sue oil and gas companies to pay for rising insurance costs from climate-fueled disasters: www.latimes.com/business/sto...
I'm told the catastrophic Washington Post layoffs today include at least 14 climate journalists. Totally gutting. Details: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Ahead of tomorrow's minerals summit in the #US, CRI Researcher @kristashennum.bsky.social highlights impacts in #Indonesia & the #Philippines to warn that current approaches on #mineral cooperation dangerously ignore the human cost: climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/the-trump-... #mining
The State Department is hosting its inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial tomorrow. Govts attending the meeting, particularly those from mineral producing countries, should advocate for strong safeguards that ensure that cooperation on minerals doesnβt come at the expense of human rights.
