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Study: Top 1 Percent Responsible for 15 Percent of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Fifteen days for a household in the 0.1 percent emits more than the lifetime of a household in the bottom 10 percent.
Biden Admin Tried to Block Landmark Climate Lawsuit as July Heat Scorched US
Biden officials asserted that “there is no constitutional right to a stable climate system.”
Groups Call for Firing Lobbyists “Playing Both Sides of the Climate Crisis”
More than 1,500 lobbyists have worked both for fossil fuel companies and municipalities, schools, and other businesses.
EPA Denies Petition Seeking Stronger Rules on Water Pollution From Factory Farms
The agency instead pledged to study factory farm pollution, but the petitioners say its impacts are already well known.
In Major First, Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youth Suing Over Climate Crisis
A judge has ruled that officials’ failure to address the climate crisis violated constitutional rights.
As US Begins Crackdown on PFAS, Indigenous Communities Are Getting Left Behind
Tribal water systems have gone largely untested because many are too small to meet the EPA’s PFAS testing parameters.
Colonialism Set the Stage for the Wildfire Destruction of Maui
Transformation of the island for mass tourism helped turn it into a tinderbox that has claimed 96 lives so far.
State Pension Fund Is Invested in Deal to Drain Arizona’s Dwindling Groundwater
The state’s investment into exporting its own water overseas comes as the region faces ongoing water shortages.
Debate Intensifies Over PFAS Cleanup Costs Amid US Regulator’s Actions
Various health issues like cancer, birth defects, reduced fertility, and kidney disease are connected to PFAS.
Hawaii AG Investigates Wildfire Policies as Death Toll Reaches 80
Amidst historic destruction, activists decry fossil fuels' role in “apocalyptic” Hawaiian fires.