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The EPA Is Creating a “Green Bank” — Here’s What That Means
The ambitious climate program is undoubtedly a victory for green capitalists, but is it a victory for the planet?
Ten Years Ago, Occupy Sandy Helped New Yorkers and Redefined Disaster Relief
Rooted in Occupy Wall Street, the relief effort showed how mutual aid groups can step up when government aid is lacking.
East African Climate Activists Are Fighting a Destructive Pipeline Project
The project will “bring mayhem to human settlements and wildlife along the pipeline's path,” said one climate expert.
CDC Finds Huge Racial Disparities in Access to COVID Treatment Paxlovid
Black patients received Paxlovid for COVID-19 infection 36 percent less often than white patients.
“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.