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AOC Demolishes GOP Claim That Green New Deal Is “Elitist”
AOC delivered a brilliant response to Rep. Sean Duffy's suggestion that the Green New Deal only serves the wealthy.
Recording Reveals Oil Industry Executives Laughing at Trump Access
The recording gives a rare look behind the curtain of an influential oil industry lobbying group.
Mozambique Is Drowning. Nebraska Has Flooded. We Need a Green New Deal.
From mass death and displacement in Mozambique to flooded farms in Kansas, the climate refugee crisis is spreading.
Midwestern Floods Threaten Indigenous Communities at Forefront of Climate Crisis
Nebraska and the Midwest are recovering from devastating climate change-fueled floods.
Hear the Song of the Earth While You Still Can
Dahr Jamail saw and touched and tasted the climate of this world even as it radically shifted before his eyes.
Who’s Behind Trump’s Claim the Green New Deal Will Cost $100 Trillion?
This is an example of how local concerns about renewable energy projects are often exploited by political operatives.
Glyphosate Herbicides Are Altering the Food Chain
Glyphosate-based herbicides are not supposed to harm wildlife, but lab studies keep finding otherwise.
1.4 Million Students Walk Out of Class Demanding Climate Action
Young people are demanding world leaders do more to address the dangers of climate change.
What Laws Work Best to Cut Plastic Pollution?
Congress should craft legislation banning single-use plastic products.
“Off the Charts” Arsenic Levels Detected in Western Pennsylvania Groundwater
The pollutant is leaching from a coal ash landfill at a power generating station.