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Why the Mauna Kea Protests Are So Challenging to the Mainstream Climate Movement
It's time the mainstream climate movement acknowledged that the climate crisis is deeply linked to colonialism.
Oil Industry Aimed to Set Agenda During UN Climate Summit
The meeting was condemned by grassroots environmental activists.
Ohio Firefighters Kept in the Dark on Drilling and Fracking Chemicals
The secrecy prevents first responders from preparing for incidents involving chemical fires, spills or releases.
Sea Levels Are Rising, and So Are We
The current youth-led climate crisis movement is not going away anytime soon.
There Is No Economic Justification for Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge
The benefits, including job creation, would be trivial, while the environmental impact would be devastating.
Why Detroit Could Be the Engine for the Green New Deal
The largest city in Michigan exhibits all of the problems the framework is meant to heal.
We Can Save the Planet by Defunding the Pentagon
Billions of Pentagon dollars could be freed for critical climate projects while ending the environmental havoc of war.
Bolivian President Evo Morales’s Ecocide Is a Genocide
These are not wildfires; they are criminally man-made fires that have been started to turn forest into pasture.
Facing Climate Crisis, Senators Have Millions Invested in Fossil Fuel Companies
U.S. senators own as much as $14 million in fossil fuel stocks.
Amid a Water Crisis, California Officials Fan Flames of Confusion
Since the 2018 Camp Fire, carcinogens have lingered at dangerously high levels in the region’s drinking water supply.