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Hospitals Try to Curb Astronomical Emissions as Pandemic Brings New Challenges
The global health care climate footprint is equivalent to the annual emissions from 514 coal-fired plants.
Wildfire Researchers Forecast 2021 Fire Season That May Be More Severe Than 2020
A drought-ridden California and dry summer forecast in the western U.S. could lead to catastrophe.
Fossil Fuel Phase Out Must Begin Where the Industry Has Hurt People the Most
Low-income people and communities of color have borne the environmental brunt of our reliance on polluting fossil fuels.
Resuscitating Normalcy Will Kill Us. What We Need Is a Just Recovery.Â
What kind of world are we trying to imagine into being?
Why I Cut Ties With Insurance Giant Liberty Mutual
I want protection not just for my car but for life on Earth, and Liberty is one of the biggest insurers of fossil fuels.
Rainforests Could Turn Into Savannas as Climate Warms, New Study Warns
Heat stress is disrupting a critical component of photosynthesis in trees found in the Amazon and Cerrado belt.
Wolves Remain at Risk as Hunters and Their State-Level Allies Call the Shots
Reform of state wildlife management to give nonhunters more power is needed to ensure long-term protection for wolves.
Bernie Sanders Invites Oil Executives to Testify at Hearing on Climate Crisis
The federal government provides fossil fuel companies with $15 billion in direct subsidies each year.
Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach 3.6 Million-Year High
The geological high point in CO2 comes despite COVID lockdowns which resulted in slightly reduced emissions.
Greenpeace Takes Aim at Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Biden Tax Plan
President Biden faces global pressure to end all subsidies for polluters.