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IN 'NATURE': ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ARMED CONFLICT. (2019, Jun 12). US Fed News Service, Including US State News (ProQuest)
In the fall of 2016, during the waning months of Barack Obama's presidency, the White House released a memorandum titled "Climate Change and National Security." The memo was a federal mandate to consider the impacts of climate change in the development of national security-related doctrine, policies and plans. It warned that the effects of climate change could lead to "population migration within and across international borders, spur crises, and amplify or accelerate conflict in countries or regions already facing instability and fragility."
Giurgiu, D. (2018). The Concept Of Globalization And Its Effects On Strategies Adopted By The European Union Relating To Climate Change. Bucharest: "Carol I" National Defence University.(ProQuest)
The process of globalization is an increasingly expanding phenomenon that mankind is confronted with and which is visible in all areas of activity. The biggest challenge of globalization is keeping one's identity, as an individual, as a group, as a State, etc. Events such as the acceleration of climate variability leading to impending climate change symbolize times when unity of mankind is the solution for mitigation and finding ways to reduce the corresponding negative impact.
Peta, D. (2015). Federal government moves against 'vigilante' environment groups (ProQuest)
The Federal Court found the Environment Department didn't give the Minister information about two endangered species - a skink and a snake. The idea is to limit who can take legal action against major projects to those with the direct interest, such as land-holders.
Freking, K. (2016, Dec 21). Obama bans future oil leases in much of arctic, atlantic. St.Louis Post - Dispatch (ProQuest)
The White House said it's confident the president's order will withstand legal challenge and said the wording of the statute provides no authority for subsequent presidents to undo permanent withdrawals.
A look at how trump's moves on coal will affect the industry. (2017, Mar 29). St.Louis Post - Dispatch (ProQuest)
BILLINGS, Mont. * President Donald Trump's move to roll back Obama-era regulations aimed at curbing climate change is taking place as the coal industry is reeling from job losses, bankruptcies, pollution restrictions and growing competition from natural gas, wind and solar. Trump on Tuesday ordered a review of the Clean Power Plan, which seeks to reduce emissions from coal power plants, and the lifting of a moratorium on the sale of coal mining leases on federal lands.
Flesher, J. (2017, Mar 18). Republicans join democrats against trump's great lakes cuts. St.Louis Post - Dispatch (ProQuest)
[...]it underscores the resistance Trump may encounter to some spending cuts he is proposing for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior and other agencies that draw frequent attacks from congressional Republicans yet fund projects and services with support back home. Asked for more details, EPA released a statement saying the plan "reflects the president's priorities" and that Administrator Scott Pruitt "is committed to leading the EPA in a more effective, more focused, less...
Fram, A. (2017, Jul 10). Congress returns to battles over health care, budget. St.Louis Post - Dispatch (ProQuest)
WASHINGTON * Congress is still trying to send President Donald Trump his first unqualified legislative triumph, nearly six months after Republicans grabbed full control of Washington. Now, lawmakers are returning from their July 4 recess with an added objective averting some full-blown political disasters.
Daigle, K. (2017, Oct 21). Study: Pollution kills 9 million a year, costs $4.6 trillion. St.Louis Post - Dispatch (ProQuest)
NEW DELHI * Environmental pollution from filthy air to contaminated water is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world. More than smoking, hunger or natural disasters. More than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.
Press, D. E. (2018, Aug 03). 3 years after colorado mine spill, victims awaiting payment: Salt lake telegram. Deseret News (ProQuest)
DENVER — Three years after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency triggered a massive mine spill that polluted rivers in three states, the federal government still has not repaid any of the victims for the millions of dollars in economic damage they claimed.
Flesher, J., & Eggert, D. (2017, Jun 16). Official hopes charges in flint water case help return trust. St.Louis Post - Dispatch (ProQuest)
Enthusiasm that those believed responsible may be punished is tempered by the fallout: 12 people died from Legionnaires' disease, which experts believe was linked to tainted water; thousands of children may be afflicted with lead poisoning for years; an estimated 20,000 corroded lead service lines await replacement at a cost of more than $100 million; numerous lawsuits remain unresolved.
Kaufman, E., & Miller, B. (2018, Nov 28). Fact-checking the white house push back on climate assessment. CNN Wire Service (ProQuest)
Before boarding Marine One on the way to a political rally in Mississippi on Monday, President Donald Trump answered a few questions from reporters. When asked about a 1,600-page climate change report compiled by 13 federal agencies and over 300 leading scientists, Trump responded that he did not believe the report's findings, including that the damage from a warming planet would reduce the US economy by 10 percent by the end of the 21st Century. "I don't believe it," Trump responded.
Brownstein, A. R. (2019, Aug 27). Bernie sanders' new climate plan asks democrats: Do you want a revolution or not? CNN Wire Service (ProQuest)
The massive scope and cost of Bernie Sanders' new "Green New Deal" plan to confront climate change encapsulates both the potential appeal and limits of the Vermont senator's uncompromising presidential campaign.
Reljic, T. (2017, Dec 13). Environment groups pressure the government into enforcing environment laws. MaltaToday (ProQuest)
While welcoming the prime minister's calls for law and order as indicated by his speech on Sunday, the environmental NGO BirdLife Malta has expressed concern regarding the government's apparent failure to enforce environmental laws.
Health care battle; hollywood outrage; health care reform fight; GOP health care bill; republican. pelosi out?; president trump on pelosi; dems. (2017, Jun 23). Finance Wire (ProQuest)
The battle to overhaul Obamacare, Senator Mitch McConnell unveiling his plan yesterday but now, four Republicans are opposing the bill. [...]former President Obama meanwhile jumping back into the political fray, his response to the Senate bill, he is speaking out about it on Facebook. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is fighting for her political future.
Sullivan, S., EILPERIN, J., & Snell, K. (2017, Jun 29). Health care battle; senate rushing health revision; McConnell wants vote before august. Hartford Courant (ProQuest)
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is aiming to send a revised version of his health care bill to the Congressional Budget Office as soon as Friday as he continues to push for a vote before Congress's August recess.
Health care shares decline; CVS warns health issues could surge -- health care roundup. (2020, May 06). Dow Jones Institutional News (ProQuest)
Shares of health-care companies moved lower as earnings reports continued to flow in.
CVS Health saw higher sales in the most recent quarter as the pandemic led people to fill more prescriptions and to spend more at the pharmacy chain's stores.
HIMMELSTEIN, D. U., & WOOLHANDLER, S. (2019). The “Public Option” Is a Poison Pill. Nation, 309(10), 20–26. (EBSCO)
The authors argue that the proposed public health insurance option is good rhetoric but bad policy. Topics discussed include health care reform in the U.S., the proposed single-payer Medicare for All that would ban private insurance except for items not covered by the public plan, and the various public option proposals including a Medicare-like public plan that would be offered alongside private plans on the insurance exchanges available under the Affordable Care Act.
Abrams, A. (2019). Doctors for Medicare for All. TIME Magazine, 194(18/19), 70–72. (EBSCO)
The article focuses on ongoing protests surrounding health care reform in the U.S. It mentions about ongoing controversies surrounding the support of Medicare for All among the citizens of the U.S. It also mentions that macroeconomic shifts have affected where doctors live, how they work and who chooses to join the profession in the first place. It also mentions that many physicians groups supported the Obama Administration's effort to pass the Affordable Care Act.
BHATTACHARYA, J., & KETCHAM, J. (2020). The Case against Medicare for All. USA Today Magazine, 148(2900), 50–52. (EBSCO)
The article focuses on ongoing conversations about health-care reform in the U.S. It mentions about a Medicare-for-All proposal made by politician Bernie Sanders for offering Americans health insurance coverage and access to health care. It also mentions about the problems of setting the right relative price levels for various health-care providers, technologies, and services.
Watson, L. (2020). Down to Business. New Republic, 251(3), 7–8. (ProQuest)
The article discusses the support being given to U.S. health insurance industry reform by Wendell Potter of advocacy group Medicare for All. Topics explored include the decision of Potter to resign from health insurer Cigna to expose the tactics of health insurance companies, the affordability of Medicare for All health insurance premiums that business leaders need to understand according to Potter, and the response of Potter to the opposition expressed by some businesses to Medicare for All.
ROPEIK, D. (2017). Clean Energy Mind Games: If policy makers want to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy, they should heed the lessons of the decision sciences and take another look at nuclear energy. Issues in Science & Technology, 33(4), 5
In this article the author delves into the complicated psychology underlying public opinion toward nuclear power. It is argued that it is the dynamics of group identification that is the key factor in how people perceive the technology. It is opined that if policy makers want to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy, they should understand the lessons of the decision sciences and take another look at nuclear energy.
