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Illegal Fishing Is Pushing Ocean Ecosystems Toward Collapse
Illegal fishing is also stripping millions of people of their food security and livelihoods.
Dwindling Public Concern About COVID Is Handing Republicans a Gift
Despite both parties' COVID failures, a slew of Republican wins would entirely extinguish hopes for preparedness.
Poorest US Counties Suffered Twice the COVID Deaths of the Richest
The finding is being seen as a damning indictment of the U.S. government’s pandemic response.
Waste Incinerators May Be Spreading “Forever Chemicals” Through the Air
Research suggests waste incinerators are contributing to airborne PFAS pollution, which U.S. regulators aren't tracking.
UN Weather Agency Sounds Alarm on Extreme Events in Antarctica
Scientists said “freakish warming at Earth's South Pole” should not be taken “for granted.”
Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles Would Save 110,000 Lives, Report Finds
A full shift would bring $1.2 trillion in public health benefits and set key pollutants plunging by 2050.
Despite Net-Zero Promises, Big Banks Are Dumping Trillions Into Fossil Fuels
The world's 60 largest private banks have provided $4.6 trillion in financing for the fossil fuel industry since 2016.
With All Eyes on Ukraine, the Fight Against Climate Change Is Falling Behind
If the world's most powerful countries don't pull together soon on climate action, we're all in the deepest of trouble.
Destruction of Amazon Rainforest Accelerates as Elections Loom in Brazil
Deforestation of the Amazon, a major carbon sink, is a threat to Indigenous people and life everywhere.
Ukrainian Climate Activists Say They Don’t Want the US’s Fracked Gas Exports
Impacted climate activists say we need a wartime mobilization for clean energy, not a fracked gas surge to Europe.