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“This Is What Price-Gouging Looks Like”: Exxon Profits Break All-Time Records
Exxon has posted third-quarter profits of $19.7 billion — the highest ever posted by an international oil company.
Asbestos Ban Receives Renewed Push Following Chlorine Plant Investigation
A recent report by ProPublica has renewed calls to ban the importing and use of the potent carcinogen in the U.S.
New UN Report Predicts Catastrophic Rise in Global Temperatures by 2100
“This is a sobering moment, and we are in a race against time,” said the president-designate of the upcoming COP27.
COP26 Pledge to Reverse Deforestration Is Not on Track to Be Met, Analysis Finds
Advocates say reversing deforestation is key to avoiding the worst consequences of the climate and biodiversity crises.
Washington State Has Quietly Made Logging a Part of Its Climate Plan
Once considered a “climate hawk,” Gov. Jay Inslee is now rushing to cut down the state's forests for a profit.
Chomsky and Pollin: Pushing a Viable Climate Project Around COP27
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin discuss what we can expect from the UN’s upcoming COP27 climate summit in November.
Puerto Rico and Jackson, Mississippi Share Climate Injustices — and Solutions
Environmental racism in the U.S. and Puerto Rico can only be remedied by decolonization and reparations.
Kentucky Governor Expands Medicaid to Include Dental, Vision and Hearing
Expansion of services “is easily affordable, which means we absolutely should do it,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said.
EPA Calls Out Environmental Racism in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”
For the first time in a long time, the EPA is putting civil rights enforcement tools to work.
Pfizer Price-Gouges by Charging 10,000 Percent Above Cost for US COVID Vaccine
The move comes as the U.S. prepares to end the free vaccine program and amid mounting fears of a winter COVID spike.