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Inflation Reduction Act’s Subsidies May Prop Up Aging Nuclear Plants for Years
Nuclear plants have become practical and economic liabilities, but leaders are reluctant to give them up.
With Climate Bill Signed, Activists Demand Biden Kill “Dirty” Manchin Oil Deal
Activists also call on Biden to use the massive Pentagon budget to fund clean energy projects.
EPA Proposal to Limit PFAS in Drinking Water May Boost Grassroots Efforts
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose new limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water this year.
Judge Restores Coal Lease Moratorium on Public Lands That Was Undone Under Trump
The order prohibits new coal leases on all public lands until a thorough environmental review is complete.
Activists Stress Need for Much More Climate Action After IRA Passes in the House
Climate campaigners said the Inflation Reduction Act contains both historic investments and harmful provisions.
Floods in Death Valley, California Are a “1,000-Year Event,” Meteorologist Says
Last week's historic flooding left hundreds of people stranded and signaled an intensifying climate emergency.
Activists Living in Shadow of Fossil Fuels Oppose Democrats’ Deal With Manchin
The deal with Manchin would fast-track pipelines and export terminals facing grassroots opposition.
Seoul Sees “Two Months” of Rain in Half a Day, Killing at Least 8
The storm is further evidence that climate disaster is already here, scientists say.
Mass Death of Sequoias Is the Harbinger of Earth Systems Collapse
We have entered an era where burned forests may not return unless we cool Earth to below the tipping point.
Climate Reality Is Hitting Us Like a Breakaway Glacier
We have moved past the stage of observing the effects of climate change and are living amid its consequences.