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Climate Crisis Is Driving Flooding That Could Surface Toxic Soil in Cities
Neighborhoods are facing the long-term impacts of toxic emissions from industrial facilities.
House Passes Bill Barring States From Restricting Access to Contraception
The bill comes as a response to Clarence Thomas’s warning that birth control could be next on the chopping block.
New Mexico’s Megafires Are a Hint of the Climate Nightmare Ahead
The state's fires haven't gotten a lot of media attention, but they mark a major change in the ecology of the region.
As Congress Fails to Act, Pressure Grows on Biden to Declare Climate Emergency
Biden outlined new climate efforts in a speech Wednesday, but stopped short of declaring a national climate emergency.
Climate Crisis Drives Migratory Monarch Butterflies Onto Endangered List
The climate emergency is pushing monarch butterflies to the brink of extinction, as government action falls short.
Ocasio-Cortez Says Manchin Has Lost All Credibility on Climate
“I don't think he has any authority to speak on climate for the rest of our term here,” she said.
Progressives Demand Biden Immediately Ban New Fossil Fuel Leases on Public Lands
The lawmakers say it’s past time for the Biden administration to start phasing out fossil fuel leasing on public lands.
Big Pharma Has Raised Drug Prices 1,186 Times This Year, Report Says
The pharmaceutical industry exercised its virtually unlimited pricing power to hike costs yet again this month.
It’s Time for Public Power. New York State Could Lead the Way.
It's time to take electrical power generation and distribution out of the hands of polluting, for-profit corporations.
US Counted Over 126,000 New COVID Infections Yesterday. What Are We Doing?
How much we come to regret our inaction will be counted in corpses once the snow melts.