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Meet the Lawyer Whose 20-Year Fight Against DuPont Inspired “Dark Waters”
A new study shows that tap water in 43 cities across the U.S. is contaminated with toxic chemicals known as PFAS.
Trump’s Latest Attack on the Environment May Be His Most Alarming Yet
Frontline communities whose air and water quality have suffered under already-lax policies will be most impacted.
Greta Thunberg Chastises Global Elite at Davos Forum
“We don’t need a ‘low-carbon economy.’ We don’t need to ‘lower emissions.’ Our emissions have to stop,” Thunberg said.
With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters in Mexico
The deal perpetuates the excessive power of corporate polluters to ride roughshod over Mexican communities.
This Is Our Last Decade to Get Climate Right
In the climate talks to come, we need more youth, Indigenous, and civil society groups -- and fewer oil companies.
Australia’s Fires Show How Wealth Inequality Compounds Climate Disasters
Poor communities suffer the most because they are least likely to be able to access resources for relief and recovery.
Shuttered Refinery in Philly Shows Climate Activists Cannot Ignore Labor
The Green New Deal must unite unions looking out for their members and climate organizers trying to stop fossil fuels.
Australia’s Bushfires Expose an Extinction Crisis Decades in the Making
The extinction crisis is acutely felt in Australia, where more than 1,800 species are federally listed as threatened.
To Manage Fires, Australia Must Follow the Lead of Aboriginal Communities
Cultural burning is proactive, while Western-style controlled burning is reactive.
Nearly 150 Arrested at Protests Exposing Wall Street’s Link to Climate Crisis
The protest was led by actor and activist Jane Fonda.