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The House GOP Has a “Climate” Plan. It’s a Giveaway to the Fossil Fuel Industry.
Environmentalists said the GOP framework would be laughable, but climate change isn’t funny.
Indigenous Organizers in Alaska Lead the Way Toward Livable Climate Future
Native Movement is one of many organizations imagining a world without fossil fuels.
Nobel Laureate Calls for Ending Intellectual Property Rules for COVID Vaccines
Wealthy nations “have the resources to narrow the great vaccine gap, if they want to,” Muhammad Yunus wrote.
Biden Administration Sues Alaska Over Opening of Fishing Areas Amid Shortages
The federal government said it filed the suit to protect local rural populations who fish for subsistence.
Liberty Mutual Board Member Just Became the New Lead Director of ExxonMobil
The board of one of the world's largest insurance companies has numerous ties to fossil fuel and extractive industries.
Burned Out by COVID and 80-Hour Workweeks, Resident Physicians Are Unionizing
Residents are demanding better working conditions, wages and benefits.
Eliminating Air Pollution Could Save More Than 53,000 Lives Per Year, Study Says
States could see benefits by acting alone, but federal measures to eliminate pollution would have a greater impact.
As COVID Outbreaks Hit California Schools, Most Aren’t Reinstating Mask Mandates
Summer vacation is near, and most schools appear to be hoping to simply run out the clock.
Biden Is Breaking His Climate Promises. What Are the Consequences?
Biden is lifting the ban on using federal lands for oil and gas leasing, even as greenhouse gases hit record levels.
Greenhouse Gases Trapped Almost 50 Percent More Heat Last Year Than in 1990
NOAA announced that “the primary gases responsible for climate change continue rising rapidly.”