Climate and Energy News Roundup: Everything complicated by war in Iran
The Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act subsidizes fossil fuels by an average of $3.5 billion each year, according to a new report from Senate Budget Committee Democrats.
The Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act subsidizes fossil fuels by an average of $3.5 billion each year, according to a new report from Senate Budget Committee Democrats.
VCU was already allowing students at its Qatar campus to switch to remote learning in the wake of the launch of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran last month.
As Donald Trump assembled major U.S. naval and air assets in the eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and others quietly urged Washington to avoid a full-scale assault on Iran.
By now, it has become painfully clear that the only economic plan being advanced by the Trump administration is the kind that enriches the oligarchy at the expense of everyone else.
If the war in Iran ended today, the impact on our economy would still be felt months out, according to Virginia Tech economics expert David Bieri.
AIPAC, as a self-described bipartisan organization, has been advocating positions that are closely aligned with successive Israeli governments, regardless of whether those policies advance broader Israeli or U.S. interests or long-term regional stability.
CNN is reporting on Tuesday that the Trump regime has reached out to unnamed senior Iranian officials regarding an end to the war with Iran launched by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28.
The Trump appointee heading up the National Counterterrorism Center tendered his resignation today, noting in a letter made public on Tuesday that he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran.”
Iran wasn’t a threat to the United States when we joined with Israel in starting a war with the Islamic Republic two weeks ago.
The U.S. war on Iran has put China in an uncomfortable position. With Donald Trump’s official visit upcoming in April, the Chinese don’t want to go overboard in their criticism.
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