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Environment

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Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Electric Cars and Lithium Extraction Threaten to Drive Even More Climate Harm

Colonial policies of resource extraction are wreaking environmental havoc in poor countries that pollute the least.
by
Adriana Daroqui,
Truthout
May 23, 2022
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News
Environment & Health

Environmental Advocates Decry Plan to Dump Water From Fukushima Into the Pacific

Critics say the plan to discharge contaminated waste water from the nuclear power plant will endanger marine life.
by
Julia Conley,
Common Dreams
May 18, 2022
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An aerial view shows Marathon Petroleum Corp's Los Angeles Refinery, the state's largest producer of gasoline, on April 22, 2020, in Carson, California.
News
Environment & Health

Study Warns Many Fossil Fuel Sites Must Be Shut Down to Avert Climate Disaster

The study estimates that 40 percent of global fossil fuel reserves must be left in the ground.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
May 17, 2022
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Smoke rises from a burning chemical plant after the passing of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on August 27, 2020.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Private Law Has Failed to Hold Chemical Facilities Accountable During Disasters

Policy makers must develop strong emergency responses to keep vulnerable communities safe amid climate crisis.
by
Jonathan Sharp,
Truthout
May 12, 2022
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Interview
Environment & Health

Chomsky: To Tackle Climate, Our Morality Must Catch Up With Our Intelligence

It’s within our power to end the hideous experiment we are so enthusiastically committed to, if we have the moral will.
by
C.J. Polychroniou,
Truthout
May 11, 2022
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A home burns after a fast moving wildfire swept through the area in the Centennial Heights neighborhood of Louisville, Colorado, on December 30, 2021.
News
Environment & Health

Scientists Say Earth Has 50-50 Chance of Hitting 1.5°C by 2026

The World Meteorological Association warned that political leaders are failing to rein in fossil fuel use.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
May 10, 2022
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From left, Senators Joe Manchin, Sen. Angus King and Sen. Mark Kelly head to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on February 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News
Environment & Health

Manchin, Kelly Join GOP to Pass Motion Against Biden Declaring Climate Emergency

“Our political leadership is out to kill most of us,” lamented one climate justice advocate.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
May 5, 2022
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Activists protest at the Fight for Our Future: Rally for Climate, Care, Jobs & Justice in Lafayette Square near The White House on April 23, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Environment & Health

Americans Would Be More Likely to Vote for Democrats If They Pass a Climate Bill

Nearly half of voters say they’d be more likely to vote for Democrats this fall if Congress passed a clean energy bill.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 4, 2022
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News
Environment & Health

The Oil and Gas Industry Is Trying to Hold US Public Schools Hostage

Fossil fuel interest groups tell New Mexicans: Let us keep drilling or the state’s education system will collapse.
by
Leanna First-Arai,
The Guardian
May 4, 2022
Truthout
Interview
Environment & Health

Those Who Face Record Heat Wave in India and Pakistan Did Not Create the Crisis

Historical emitters must step up as region reaches limits of adaptation to worsening heat waves, climate scientist says.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
May 2, 2022
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