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New Analysis: Human-Caused Warming Set to Surpass Paris Agreement Limit by 2037
“This is unprecedented in anything we have seen historically,” said Piers Forster, an author on the paper.
Fox News Guest Tells Viewers Cancer-Causing Wildfire Smoke Is Safe to Breathe
The guest, Steve Milloy, works for a nonprofit that is funded by the coal industry.
Biden Urged to Declare Climate Emergency as Air Pollution Chokes Eastern US
The wildfires are burning amid a week of action against the administration's approvals of fossil fuel projects.
Wildfire Pollution Is Only a Taste of What’s Ahead If Fossil Fuels Keep Burning
Ten million people die from air pollution each year, and it's likely to get worse, says author David Wallace-Wells.
Chomsky and Pollin: Just Transition Can Stop Earth From Becoming Uninhabitable
We must act now to heed the UN secretary-general’s warning that climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable.”
“The Climate Crisis Is Here”: Wildfire Smoke Blankets Eastern Half of US
“This is not about our grandchildren anymore,” wrote activist group Climate Defiance.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Industry Challenge to California Offshore Fracking Ban
Lower courts ruled that fracking for oil and gas in the Pacific Ocean could pose a threat to marine life.
A Global Plastics Treaty Must Target Plastic Production to Fight Climate Change
A new report says a 75 percent cut in plastics is needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Biden Debt Ceiling Deal Clears Way for Climate Killing Mountain Valley Pipeline
Indigenous and environmental activists who have fought the dangerous pipeline project for years vowed to continue.
Colorado River Is on Life Support, and 40 Million People Depend on It for Water
Vulnerable communities may be at risk of reduced water supply under a new Colorado River agreement.