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Pacific Islanders’ Food-Sharing Customs Ensure Resiliency in Face of Disaster
Strong social networks and systems of bartering have made Pacific Island communities resilient to food system shocks.
Dems’ Deal With Manchin Would Expedite Approval of Climate-Harming Gas Pipeline
Environmentalists raised concerns over newly reported details of a side deal between Manchin and Democratic leadership.
Volunteer Fire Brigades Are Resisting Bolsonaro’s Ecological Assault on Brazil
Street artists and volunteer firefighters are linking up to fight wildfires and deforestation.
Carbon Capture Won’t Work, But It Will Funnel Billions to Corporations
Fossil fuel interests persuaded the government to waste billions on false schemes that don’t solve the climate crisis.
Nursing Homes Are Suing the Friends and Family of Residents to Collect Debts
The nursing home industry has developed a strategy of pursuing grandchildren, neighbors and others to collect on debt.
369 Groups Tell Biden to Reject Manchin’s Big Oil “Handouts” in Reconciliation
The groups said that expanding fossil fuels' grip over the energy sector is unacceptable as climate crises worsen.
ExxonMobil Is Counting on Trump-Chosen Judge to Undermine Right to Sue Polluters
A new ruling in “Environment Texas v. ExxonMobil” is expected in August. This time, a Trump-nominated judge is involved.
Manchin’s Climate Reversal Comes With Major Caveat: Expanding Oil and Gas
The bill essentially locks the government into permitting new oil and gas leases for the next decade.
Big Oil Has Spent Over $200 Million in 1.5 Years to Sabotage Climate Action
Meanwhile, fossil fuel giants are reporting surges in profits as they exploit the impact of Russia's war on Ukraine.
US’s Reactive Polio Strategy Could Be Silently Putting Many at Risk
A New York man is now paralyzed due to polio. Why aren't public health agencies testing wastewater for the virus?