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Environment
Animals, Workers and Consumers Suffer Under USDA Slaughter Programs
A misguided decision benefits only the profit-driven meat industry.
Desalination Plants Are on the Rise — So Is Their Salty, Chemical Waste
The plants discharge 37 billion gallons of waste every day — enough in a year to cover Florida under one foot of brine.
Jump-Starting the Dam Removal Movement in the US
Removing unused dams is one of the most important things we can do for rivers and the ecosystems they support.
Activists Decry Trump’s EPA Pick, Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler
Former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler has been the acting head of the EPA since Scott Pruitt resigned in July.
In Facing Mass Extinction, We Must Allow Ourselves to Grieve
“Grief is a way to honor what we are losing,” writes Dahr Jamail.
Tribe Turns Down Funds to Relocate as Louisiana Buys Land Anyway
Tribal members have been considered climate refugees since being awarded a grant to relocate.
Public Takeover of PG&E: A Radically Common-Sense Proposal
Californians want a publicly owned utility that's reliable, affordable and willing to lead on climate change.
The World Will End in Fire
The vanishing of ice from Earth is helping to rapidly render this planet uninhabitable.
A Planet in Crisis: The Heat’s on Us
We have a finite amount of time left to coexist with significant parts of the biosphere.
To Take Down Fossil Fuels, We Must Abandon Capitalism
Dahr Jamail's latest book bears witness to the destruction of our natural world due to climate change.