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GOP Fights Climate Proposals as the Northwest Roasts Under Record Temperatures
As record temperatures scorch the country, the GOP is fighting to keep climate proposals out of the infrastructure bill.
Black and Latinx Americans Have Seen “Catastrophic” Declines in Life Expectancy
Life expectancy across the country fell by nearly two years from 2018 to 2020, the largest decline since World War 2.
Houses Passes Resolution to Restore Federal Regulations on Methane Pollution
The resolution reversed the Trump administration's rollback of EPA rules on emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.
Terrifying UN Draft Climate Report Urges Total Transformation of Our Way of Life
Beyond the dire warnings in the report, the assessment of current efforts to curtail climate disruption is damning.
State Lawmakers Are Using a Powerful Tool to Mandate Renewable Energy Use
Almost half the growth of U.S. renewable energy from 2000 to 2019 can be linked to state Renewable Portfolio Standards.
Pandemic’s High Toll at the Texas Border Lays Bare Gaps in Health and Insurance
Health experts say Texas's lax COVID response and refusal to expand Medicaid contributed to the higher death rates.
Police Escalate Line 3 Standoffs at Indigenous, Water Protector-Led Treaty Sites
Red Lake tribal monitor Sasha Beaulieu says it’s not the tribe’s Water Protectors who are trespassing; it’s Enbridge.
The Decline of Butterflies May Bring Dire Consequences for Life on Earth
Entomologist Josef H. Reichholf has been watching butterfly populations decline over the past 50 years.
GOP Rejects Green Infrastructure Funding in Face of Historic Drought and Heat
Many western states are seeing record temperatures, drought and water shortages.
Rand Paul Sows Confusion by Wrongly Implying COVID Survivors Don’t Need Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that those who previously had COVID-19 should get vaccinated.