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As We Transition Away From Fossil Fuels, We Must Also Tackle Inequality
The solutions to climate change must not exacerbate existing inequities.
Naomi Klein: The Struggles Against Climate Change and Racism Are Inseparable
The author of the new book, “On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal,” discusses how she finds hope.
Neonicotinoid Pesticides Have Made US Agriculture Much More Toxic
The most widely used class of insecticides is dangerous for much more than its intended target, new research finds.
This Is Not the Sixth Extinction. It’s the First Extermination Event.
What we are witnessing is not a passive geological event but extermination by capitalism.
The Pompeo Doctrine Is a Formula for Catastrophe in the Arctic
The Trump administration increasingly views the Arctic as a key arena for future great-power competition and extraction.
Greta Thunberg Says It’s Time to “Wake the Adults Up”
In this hour-long interview, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg says we need a system-wide disruption.
To Confront Climate Change, We Need an Ecological Democracy
We cannot confront climate change without first confronting the unequal power relations that caused it.
NOAA Officials Defend Trump’s Bogus Hurricane Dorian Alabama Claim
The federal agency that oversees the National Weather Service issued a statement that appeared to back Trump's tweets.
Greta Thunberg on Climate: “If We Can Save the Banks, We Can Save the World”
"The money is there. What we lack now is political will and social will,” Thunberg said.
Post-Dorian Refugees Fleeing Bahamas Ordered Off Ferry Bound for US
Climate scientists have warned for years that the extreme weather events are already creating climate refugees.