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Texas Voter Suppression Is Keeping Climate Action by the State Off the Table
A majority of Texans want politicians to address the climate crisis.
UN Chief Slams Fossil Fuel Industry for Using Ukraine War to Boost Profits
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres criticized the industry for trying to “lock in a high carbon future.”
More Viral Outbreaks Are Likely Coming Due to Climate Crisis, New Study Says
We've entered the “pandemicene” era, a science journalist explains.
Study: Only Rapid Action Can Avert Worst Marine Extinction in 250 Million Years
Reversing greenhouse gas emissions trends would diminish extinction risks by more than 70 percent, researchers found.
Human Activity Altered 70 Percent of Earth’s Land, Degraded 40 Percent of It
UN report warns that an area almost the size of South America may be degraded if “business as usual” continues to 2050.
Indigenous Women Lead Effort to Push Biden to Block Enbridge’s Line 5 Expansion
The proposed expansion would route the pipeline through hundreds of waterways and further threaten tribal lands.
US Fossil Fuel Lobbying Ramps Up as Russia Cuts Gas to Bulgaria and Poland
U.S. fossil fuel companies anticipate windfall profits. Climate activists say we should focus on renewables instead.
Activists Are to Working to Decarbonize Public Pension Funds
Financial asset managers have faced pressure campaigns from climate change activists to divest from fossil fuels.
Indigenous Communities Worldwide Are Rising Up Against Big Coal and Big Oil
A Diné filmmaker discusses how fossil fuel companies are devastating Indigenous lands — and how people are resisting.
What’s Needed to Fight Climate Crisis Is Clear. The Powerful Are Preventing It.
Republicans, Manchin, Sinema, Biden, capitalism and war are obstructing climate action this Earth Day.