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Puerto Rico Needs Support After Hurricane Fiona. Here’s How to Help.
Without proper resources from the government, many Puerto Ricans have turned to grassroots organizations for aid.
UK Accused of Giving “Two Fingers Up” to Climate With New Oil and Gas Licenses
Experts and activists say the UK government is denying the reality of the climate crisis.
Mississippi’s Governor Is Using the Jackson Water Crisis to Push Privatization
Turning over the city's water system to a for-profit corporation will only make matters worse.
600 Million Metric Tons of Plastic May Fill Oceans by 2036 If We Don’t Act Now
Global plastic waste is expected to triple by 2060 as fossil fuel stakeholders pursue new revenue in petrochemicals.
Sanders Calls for End to Military Aid to Saudi Arabia Amid OPEC Production Slash
“OPEC's decision to cutback on production is a blatant attempt to increase gas prices at the pump,” he said.
Apple Leads Smartphone Industry Into Anti-Consumer, Environmental Hell
Apple’s domination of the U.S. market has enabled anti-consumer and environmental issues to be overlooked or ignored.
Greenpeace Campaigners Disrupt Liz Truss Speech to Denounce U-Turn on Fracking
“Nobody voted for fracking ... nobody voted to trash nature, nobody voted to scrap workers' rights,” said one organizer.
This CDC Scientist Couldn’t Access Monkeypox Treatment. Why?
It took three doctor visits -- and a desperate call to a colleague -- for a Black scientist to get treatment.
Utility Companies Claim to Embrace Renewables, Yet Are Planning New Gas Plants
Despite the passage of nearly $370 billion in renewable energy funding, utilities are squandering the opportunity.
Patagonia’s Greenwashing Ignores Workers and Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis
Relinquishing profits won’t solve the planetary inequities that produce those profits in the first place.