July 28, 2019
Stories tagged "border wall"
July 15, 2019
Trump Fights Green Groups, Appeals to SCOTUS on Border Wall Funding
President Trump is challenging in the Supreme Court two orders from lower federal courts that froze funding for 100 miles of the President’s border wall because the President took the money from other federal programs and projects without Congress’ consent...May 12, 2019
One Wild Thing: The Rio Grande River
A new documentary that premiered last week doubles as both a gorgeous nature film giving the public a rare, up-close view of the rugged landscape along the 1200-mile US-Mexico border spanning the state of Texas, as well as a political film about the tragic harms to...March 28, 2019
DoD Provides New List of Climate Vulnerable Installations, Requests Billions for Repairs
In response to a demand from Congressional Democrats, the Pentagon developed a new list of climate vulnerable installations in addition to the installations they identified in January. The list of 20 installations, The Hill reported, are those most at risk from...February 14, 2019
Possible Detention Center for Migrant Children on Texas AF Base Is Contaminated
Reuters reported yesterday that the Trump Administration had planned to open a new detention center at Goodfellow Air Force Base in Texas to house up to 7,500 unaccompanied migrant children, but the site may not be safe. Earthjustice issued a report yesterday in...February 13, 2019
Court OKs Border Wall Environmental Waiver
The usually liberal federal appeals court in California sides with President Trump on Monday, ruling that the government has wide latitude to waive environmental laws to build a segment of the border wall in order to put on a speed construction of some border...January 9, 2019