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Environment & Health
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.
Biden Considers Declaring Climate Emergency Amid Joe Manchin’s Obstruction
As the “heat apocalypse” rages across Europe, activists are pushing Biden to take real action.
Bill McKibben: “Appalling” European Heat Wave Demands Massive Climate Action
The record-breaking temperatures come as Manchin has effectively killed Biden’s Build Back Better climate legislation.
Boost Now or Wait for New Vaccine? Many Wonder How to Face COVID’s Next Wave
Those who've completely tuned out the pandemic are particularly at risk during this latest uptick.
More Than 1,000 Die as Record-Breaking Heat and Wildfires Scorch Europe
In Spain, 360 people died between July 10 and 15. More than 650 people have died in Portugal over the past week.
The National Weather Service Is Unwittingly Obscuring Reality of Global Warming
The National Weather Service’s 30-year averaging procedure not only masks warming, it understates it, too.
House Democrats Push GOP to Take a Position on Military-Style Assault Rifles
Lawmakers will consider a ban on assault weapons sales and have called on gun makers to testify.
Coal Baron Manchin Kills What Could Be Nation’s Last Best Chance on Climate
Manchin’s decision to kill climate provisions in the new reconciliation bill will have devastating consequences.
US Is on Track to Fall Far Short of Emissions Reduction Goals, Report Finds
If Congress doesn’t act fast, the country will only reduce emissions by as low as 24 percent by 2030.