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Legal Battle Staves Off Trump’s Assault on Clean Water Protections
Donald Trump's efforts to strip away protections for rivers and wetlands have run into a tide of legal resistance.
States Allow For-Profit Pipeline Companies to Seize Private Property
Activists and landowners are fighting back, and some have been jailed in the process.
Climate Change Supercharges Hurricane Florence as 1.5 Million People Evacuate
People up and down the coast are preparing for extreme flooding and a life-threatening storm surge.
Amazon Delivers Low-Paying Jobs and Dirty Air to California’s Poorest
The massive supply and logistics company faces pushback in the neighborhoods it exploits and pollutes.
Michael Bloomberg Backs Fracking and Invests in Fossil Fuels
Billionaires like Bloomberg won’t save us.
What Are Coastal Nuclear Power Plants Doing to Address Climate Threats?
As shorelines creep inland and storms worsen, nuclear reactors around the world face new challenges.
#RiseForClimate Actions Demand Elected Leaders Commit to Fossil-Free Future
Climate activists on Saturday hosted hundreds of demonstrations across all seven continents.
Exposed: Animal Abuse at US Supplier to World’s Largest Meat Company
Workers at an industrial pig farm were documented killing piglets by smashing their heads against the ground.
House Farm Bill Could Wipe Out Communities’ Power to Prohibit Pesticides
Blocking cities from regulating pesticides should be beyond the scope of even such a sweeping bill.
Fossil Fuels Are Next in Line for a Bailout – Here’s How We Respond
We need a federal buyout to wind down the fossil fuel industry, not a bailout to prop up its toxic “carbon bubble.”