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Biden to Set Goal for Half of All Vehicle Sales to Be Electric by 2030
The president is reinstating Obama-era rules on vehicle pollution, but climate advocates say that may not be enough.
Biden Made Big Compromises on Climate — and Movements That Backed Him Are Livid
The climate crisis rages on as Biden prioritizes bipartisanship on an infrastructure bill that guts climate action.
Exxon-Influenced Senators Carved Climate Out of Infrastructure Almost Entirely
The latest infrastructure negotiations cut about $29 billion from the previous draft, taking most from climate funding.
Chomsky: We Need Genuine International Cooperation to Tackle the Climate Crisis
We need global action to tame the climate crisis or else we will face apocalyptic consequences, says Noam Chomsky.
Record-Breaking Heat Waves Have Arrived Decades Earlier Than Predicted
The U.S.’s massive economic and racial inequality means heat waves disproportionately impact low-income people of color.
Sweltering From Heat Waves, Baltimore Needs Climate-Focused Infrastructure
Baltimore's low-income residents are disproportionately impacted by the worsening heat waves.
Activists Have Shut Down a Memphis-Area Pipeline — But Their Fight Isn’t Over
Developers still retain indefinite rights to access privately owned land along the Byhalia Connection's canceled route.
Just Out of Jail, Winona LaDuke Decries Militarized Crackdown on Line 3 Protests
Nearly 600 Water Protectors have been arrested during protests against the construction of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline.
Bezos’s Space Stunt Got Almost as Much TV Time as Climate Crisis in All of 2020
Morning shows spent 212 minutes on the space trip in one day and 267 minutes on the climate in all 365 days of 2020.
84 Democrats Sign Letter Demanding Civilian Climate Corps in Reconciliation Bill
Advocates have long sought the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps to tackle the climate crisis and create jobs.