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GOP Opposed Infrastructure Upgrades; Now This Mississippi City Has No Safe Water
As many as 180,000 people in Jackson, Mississippi, may not have access to safe running water for the foreseeable future.
The Climate Crisis’s Impact Is Worse in Black Cities Facing Disinvestment
Mississippi activist Kali Akuno attributes the water crisis to decades of abandonment of Black and Brown cities.
US Has Cut Water Supplies for 7 States During Climate-Induced Drought
Water rights activists have long called for more equitable water distribution in areas with dwindling supply.
Medicaid Program Expands Funding for Home Care, But Its Future Is Uncertain
The program has allowed over 90,000 seniors and people with disabilities to move out of nursing homes.
When We Rose to Fight COVID, We Were Deliberately Turned Against Each Other
There was a time when we came together to fight COVID, but that energy threatened the status quo more than the virus.
Climate-Fueled Wildfires Are Depleting the Ozone Layer, New Study Shows
Experts say aerosols generated by Australian wildfires in 2020 likely created an ozone hole over most of Antarctica.
The Inflation Reduction Act Is a Disappointing Act of Federal Greenwashing
The Inflation Reduction Act approaches clean energy with the same extractive model beloved by the fossil fuel industry.
Poor Countries Are Suffering the Worst Climate Woes But Getting the Least Help
Poor countries face some of the greatest challenges from climate change — and apathy from their richest global cousins.
Big Oil Wants to Refreeze Alaska Permafrost — So It Can Keep Drilling There
We have until August 29 to urge Biden to put an end to ConocoPhillips's colossal project of environmental violence.
Climate Crisis Is Killing Off Key Insects and Spreading Insect-Borne Diseases
Although climate change is undoubtedly bad news for many insects, some that spread disease are thriving.