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Petrochemical Giants Are Slowly Killing Black Louisiana Communities
A massive plastics plant threatens a Black community that has lived since Reconstruction in Louisiana's “Cancer Alley.”
Will the Youth-led Climate Movement Use Labor’s Playbook?
Feinstein’s attempts to silence and shame young activists was disgusting, but their responses are what is so important.
Public Awareness of Climate Change Has Finally Turned a Corner
Although our government is full of deniers, more people than ever are sounding the climate alarm. Every voice is needed.
“Frostlands” — Our Climate Future Foretold
In this excerpt of “Frostlands,” the main character of the novel grapples with the climate debate in 2051.
If Emissions Aren’t Curbed, Clouds May Disappear
If clouds vanish, so would life on Earth, which could warm by a staggering 8 degrees Celsius (8°C).
Youth Climate Activists Arrested for Sit-In at Mitch McConnell’s Office
Young people want a Green New Deal for their communities and futures.
Activists Interrupt JPMorgan Chase CEO: “Stop Funding Climate Change!”
Jamie Dimon sits at the head of one of the top Wall Street funders of climate change.
Judge in Monsanto Roundup Trial Is Already Hindering Testimony
Will we see more judicial interference in Monsanto's second non-Hodgkins lymphoma trial on February 25?
New Jersey Said 10 Years Ago It Would Rank Its Contaminated Sites. It Never Did.
Today, there are nearly 14,000 contamination sites across New Jersey and still no sign of the mandated rankings.
Energy Company Pushes Navajo Nation to Assume Liability for Coal Plant
If the Navajo Nation were to buy the plant, Peabody could shift liability for the shutdown onto the tribe's shoulders.