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![During a break in the rain farm workers drain lettuce fields of flood water as an atmospheric river storm slams California in Salinas, California, on Friday March 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1248014517-400x300.jpg)
How US Disaster Response Leaves Farmworkers to Fend for Themselves
A new report shows how data gaps end up putting vulnerable communities at even more risk in the wake of disasters.
![Amid an increasing drought, maize plants and cob are seen on dry ground in a field close to the village of Tortel, south-east of Budapest, Hungary, on August 2, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2164355599-400x300.jpg)
1 in 11 People Went Hungry in 2023. The Climate Crisis Is Partially to Blame.
Rising global temperatures are driving spiraling hunger and food insecurity.
![Yurok program outreach services manager Annelia Hillman picks fresh vegetables from a community garden on the Klamath River on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, in Weitchpec, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1712260642-400x300.jpg)
How Indigenous Land Reclamation Is Helping Heal California’s Klamath River
Dam removal and Yurok land management is helping the ecosystem adapt to the changing climate.
![An aerial view of crab-eating seals on an ice mass in Antarctica on April 11, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0801-antarctica-400x300.jpg)
Antarctica in 2nd Extreme Heat Wave in 3 Years — Temps 50°F Higher Than Normal
The heat wave is notable for its timing and duration: It's hit during Antarctica's winter and is expected to last.
![Sen. Joe Manchin talks to reporters as he leaves the Senate floor following a vote on January 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0801-joe-manchin-400x300.jpg)
Green Groups Slam Energy Reform Bill as a Giveaway to the Fossil Fuel Industry
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 in a 15-4 vote.
![Flaring natural gas burns by jack pumps at an oil well near Buford, North Dakota, in the Bakken oil fields.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0730-flare-400x300.jpg)
Methane Emissions Rising Faster Than Expected, Threatening Global Climate Goals
Methane is the second-leading greenhouse gas heating the atmosphere and contributing to the climate crisis.
![a view of the US capitol at night, as seen from behind a plume of smoke](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0729-capitol-smoke-400x300.jpg)
Trump-Allied Policy Writers Back Deregulation of PFAS
Experts warn that allies of the Republican nominee aim to undermine the EPA's ability to regulate forever chemicals.
![Striking public transport workers and activists from the Fridays For Future climate movement walk with flags during a protest on March 3, 2023 in Hanover, Germany.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1247662892-1-400x300.jpg)
Our Answer to the Climate Crisis Must Emerge From Global Class Struggle
A true just transition requires fostering the growing alliance between labor and the environmental movement.
![Two 18-wheel tractor trailers carry fresh water to natural gas wells being drilled by hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale on September 10, 2012, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-154805432-1-400x300.jpg)
Pennsylvania Oil Companies Quietly Dumped Toxic Wastewater Across the State
Spreading fracking wastewater on roads is banned. Oil and gas companies found a loophole to do it anyway.
![Protesters wearing 'Stop EACOP' masks hold a 'Stop EACOP' banner and cardboard cutouts resembling fire during the demonstration in London, U.K., on October 18, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1731918030-400x300.jpg)
AIG Faces Protest and Backlash Over East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Activists protested at AIG's New York offices on Friday, calling on the company to refuse to insure the pipeline.