The United States officially re-enters the Paris agreement today, a symbolic and important step toward the aggressive action required to stem the tide of climate change. The day also marks the merger of two of the most prominent groups formed after Trump pulled the U.S. out of the pact — We Are Still In, a […]
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US rejoins UN Human Rights Council, reversing Trump’s withdrawal
February 9th, 2021 Awake Goy
The Biden administration has re-established ties with the UN Human Rights Council three years after former US president Donald Trump exited the contentious body over its anti-Israel bias. “The United States will engage with the council as an observer,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement he issued Monday. The decision is part of a larger […]
US rejoins fight against climate change at high level summit
January 25th, 2021 Awake Goy
The United States will mark its return to the global fight against climate change on Monday by joining high level talks on ways to better protect people and economies from the effects of global warming already taking place. Less than a week after President Joe Biden announced the return of the United States to the […]