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After Massive Cuts to Forest Service, US Enters Fire Season Woefully Unprepared
The results could be catastrophic, especially in states that have experienced unprecedented fires in recent years.
Trump’s EPA Proposes Repealing Some Limits on Mercury and Greenhouse Gas
“Let’s celebrate coal again,” Ohio Republican Congressman Mike Rulli said at a press conference.
Senate GOP Legislation “Is Just Open Season on Public Lands,” Critics Warn
It’s being called a giveaway to corporate interests and the rich disguised as an effort to alleviate the housing crisis.
New Study Says Oceans Are Acidifying Beyond Planetary Thresholds
Scientists wrote that “the average global ocean conditions had already crossed into the uncertainty range.”
Nuclear Winter and Climate Breakdown Are Not Separate Issues
With common adversaries, the climate and nuclear disarmament movements have an unexplored potential to work together.
Gulf Coast Communities Take on Insurers Backing Trump-Approved Fossil Fuels
Organizers in Louisiana are fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to expand methane export infrastructure.
Yurok Tribe Celebrates the Largest Landback Deal in California’s History
The tribe says they will initiate restoration projects on the 17,000 acres taken from them during the gold rush.
Cities Stuck With Tab for Climate Resiliency Projects as Trump Cuts EPA Grants
The cuts are part of a broader gutting of federal programs aimed at furthering environmental justice.
Environmental Justice Groups Sue Over Louisiana Law Censoring Air Pollution Data
The state law imposes massive fines on anyone who releases air quality data, possibly violating the First Amendment.
Chemical Plants Near Black Neighborhoods Pollute While Hiring Few Black Workers
“People don’t have the jobs here, but people do have cancer,” one Louisiana-based organizer told Truthout.