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175 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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United Airlines CEO faces rightwing backlash after calling for US wealth tax United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby faces rightwing backlash after calling for a national wealth and inheritance tax, saying wealth inequality is a danger to society. Source: The Guardian US theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/20/scott-kirb… (link to theguardian.com)
Links: theguardian.com
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AK HB 381: An Act relating to the taxation of certain natural gas project property and related facilities; relating to local contributions for public school funding; relating to municipal property taxes; relating to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation and funds of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; relating to reporting requirements for natural gas pipeline projects; creating the Alaska affordable heating fuel fund; relating to approval of contracts by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska and inflation adjustment of the maximum price of natural gas; establishing an income tax on certain entities producing or transporting oil or gas in the state; relating to an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas throughput; relating to a municipal impact grant program and fund; relating to agreements and a payment related to a natural gas project; and providing for an effective date. Alaska HB 381, relating to natural gas project taxation, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, and natural gas pipeline projects, was permanently filed. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/ak/bills/34/HB381/ (link to openstates.org)
Links: openstates.org
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Unveiled today: first politically viable wealth tax Reports on the launch of a campaign for a one-time tax on California billionaires, framed by backers as a politically realistic model for taxing extreme wealth. Source: The American Prospect prospect.org/2025/10/23/unveiled-today-first-po… (link to prospect.org)
Links: prospect.org
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Debates on degrowth: what drives us to keep growing? Commentary on the debate between ecosocialist and pluriversal strands of degrowth thinking and attempts to reconcile them. Source: Resilience.org resilience.org/stories/2026-05-18/debates-on-de… (link to resilience.org)
Links: resilience.org
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TTC surpasses 100 battery-electric buses in service Toronto's transit agency passed 100 battery-electric buses, with hundreds more due by mid-2026. Source: METRO Magazine metro-magazine.com/10243043/ttc-surpasses-100-b… (link to metro-magazine.com)
Links: metro-magazine.com
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Fund to consider $216m aid for Nepal The Loss and Damage Fund is weighing an allocation for Nepal after the August 2026 floods, as Nepal estimates billions in recovery needs. Source: Republica (Nepal) myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/fund-to-con… (link to myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com)
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Report Finds “Forever Chemicals” Pollute 83 Percent of 1,602 US Waterways Tested A report found forever chemicals pollute 83 percent of 1,602 US waterways tested, and a co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network said the report understates the problem. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/report-finds-forever-chem… (link to truthout.org)
Links: truthout.org
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Met Council approves expansion of Metro Transit's electric bus fleet Minneapolis-St. Paul's Metro Transit will add 20 zero-emission buses expected to enter service in 2026. Source: Mass Transit masstransitmag.com/bus/vehicles/hybrid-hydrogen… (link to masstransitmag.com)
Links: masstransitmag.com
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Oil and Tech Money Back Measure to Limit California Environmental Law Oil and tech money back Proposition 45, a California measure that would limit environmental law and ease development of projects including fossil-fuel facilities. Source: Capital & Main capitalandmain.com/oil-and-tech-money-back-meas… (link to capitalandmain.com)
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Truthout argues Guilfoyle's mission in Greece to push fossil fuels is playing out in the US with a permitting reform bill.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
NJ A 4491 to establish a natural gas power plant procurement program in the BPU was introduced and referred to the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ S 4957 establishes a natural gas power plant procurement program in the BPU.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 675 on Imperial County Air Pollution Control District members and duties is in the Senate; as of 2026-09-20, consideration of the Governor's veto is pending.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 1425 on High-Speed Rail Authority property and operating right-of-way was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 713, Statutes of 2026 on 2026-09-27.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Inside Climate News reports that candidates for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat hardly mention climate change, as the race's biggest issues revolve around fisheries, oil and gas, and fuel prices.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
IL HB 4736 on estate tax special use added co-sponsor Rep. David Friess on 2026-10-22.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.R. 10869, the Protect Clean Water Act, was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A United Nations fund to help developing nations pay costs imposed by climate change voted Thursday to allocate money for Nepal as the country recovers from flooding in August.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
DE SB 199, an act to amend Title 26 of the Delaware Code relating to public utilities, was signed by the governor on 2025-06-30.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
DE HCR 108, celebrating DEMEC Day and recognizing the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation, community-owned not for profit electric utilities, passed the Senate on 2026-03-25 (20 yes, 1 absent).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators