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Coalition Announces Global Mobilization Amid Inaction in Latest Climate Talks
Activists are demanding an end to fossil fuels and holding polluters accountable for damage they’ve already caused.
House GOP Majority Has Been Shoving Big Oil Favors Into Nearly Every Major Bill
From the debt ceiling to their latest tax plan, the GOP has been taking pot shots at the climate movement at every turn.
Shell Scraps Plans to Cut Oil Production, Raises Payouts to Wealthy Shareholders
This comes after the oil giant tacitly admitted that limiting warming requires an “immediate end to fossil fuel growth.”
A New Report Shows How Big Pharma Is Price Gouging Cancer Patients
Many with cancer in the U.S. may soon see long-overdue relief thanks to provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Dead Fish, Flesh-Eating Bacteria at the Beach Are Warnings From a Warming Ocean
As dead fish wash up in Texas, a massive “belt” of seaweed stretching across the Atlantic closes beaches in Florida.
Most Health Insurance Plans Must Continue Covering Preventive Services — for Now
Depending on how the Fifth Circuit rules, this case could ultimately end up before the Supreme Court.
Sanders Will Block Health Nominees Until Biden Offers Plan to Lower Drug Prices
As chair of the Senate HELP Committee, Sanders has the unilateral power to block health-related nominees.
Activists Risk Arrest — and Smoke Inhalation — to Fight Mountain Valley Pipeline
The backdrop to our recent protest against the Mountain Valley Pipeline was the continent’s latest climate catastrophe.
I-95 Collapse Caused by Tanker Fire May Shut Major East Coast Artery for Months
While it’s not clear how much gasoline the truck was carrying, some of it has shown up in the Delaware River.
Gun Deaths Hit Record High of Nearly 49,000 in 2021
Firearms were the leading cause of death for children in 2021, surpassing COVID deaths.