The capacity to burn coal for power went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that’s the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, a
the project would tap as much as 600 million barrels of oil but it would take years for it to make it to market. it s messy politics for president biden pitting his climate promises against the desire to produce energy at home and lower gas prices. the project would relies as much planet warming carbon emissions per year as adding 2 million gas powered cars to the road annually. that s according to a government estimate. loss of taste and smell, dizziness. cikinick traveled to the white house to protest against it despite its economic benefits. we ve been held in an economic situation. we chose our health, children s health, ways of life or being able to have plumbing, infrastructure, running water her family has lived in the region for generations. he supports the project. his nonprofit represents 2 dozen
official calling it a logistical nightmare. we ve been talking to families who have been fleeing the flooding and they re telling us they don t have any food and there is no one handing out any food. some of them have been relying on handouts from shrines, from mosques, just to get a little bit of bread, a little bit of dall, some lentils to try to keep them and their families alive. so it s a desperate situation, john, and the real fear is that even though it s been going on for weeks now we re not seeing a marked improvement in this situation and it s interesting when you talk to people there s a lot of resentment, too. pakistan is responsible for less than 1% of the world s planet warming emissions and yet it is paying such a huge price for the
authority to regulate carbon emissions from power plants that are a huge contributor to the climate crisis. about 25% of planet warming greenhouse gas emissions come from generating electricity, according to the epa, and coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel powers about 20% of electricity. those emissions rose for the first time since 2014, an increase that was driven by coal use. joining me is christina dahl, for the energy program at the union of concerned scientists. thank you for being here with us. the dissenting judges says the decision strips the epa of the power to, quote, respond to the most pressing environmental challenge of our time. is that essentially true? and what s the biggest harm here specifically? absolutely. what the epa has done with this decision is sharply curtailed the epa s options for reducing
requiring some non-citizens coming to the u.s. to remain in mexico and in a decision seen as favorable to coal companies the court ruled against the e.p.a. s fort authority to regulate planet warming greenhouse gas emissions at power plants. o donnell: jan crawford joins us now. justice jackson won t change the balance of the court, but what do we know of the big cases coming next term? reporter: major cases already on the doctor about affirmative action, college admissions, voting rights, election procedures, gay rights, tremendously controversial issues, so our justice is stepping into a divided court and more divisive issues again. going to be a bloc burts. o donnell: thank you. new details affidavit the deadliest smuggling incident in u.s. history. we re learning the tractor-trailer found with dozens of people inside passed through a border checkpoint without being inspected. tonight, news of another deadly ending for migrants in texas.