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IEA Urges World Leaders to Stop Investing in New Oil and Gas
The International Energy Agency presses this point just over two weeks before the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Demonstrators Call on Biden to Show Leadership on Vaccine Patent Waivers
The proposal remains deadlocked at the World Trade Organization more than five months after the White House endorsed it.
Greta Thunberg Has Zero Expectations From World Leaders at Climate Summit
Thunberg said she will attend November's COP26 despite the summit's potential for “empty talk” and “greenwashing.”
As Tar Sands Flow Through Line 3, Water Protectors Fight Trumped-Up Felonies
More than 80 people face at least 90 felony charges stemming from pipeline protests over the course of the summer.
Indigenous Coalition Tells Biden Communities Need Clean Water and Climate Action
The Indigenous Environmental Network says Biden has “continuously failed to honor our treaties.”
COVID Vaccination Could Help Us Avoid Disaster Amid Expected Surge in Flu Cases
The infectious delta variant along with a dramatic rise in flu cases poses a threat of an unprecedented “twindemic.”
Loopholes Are Exempting Oil and Gas Industry’s Radioactive Waste From Regulation
Pennsylvania legislators are considering bills aimed at protecting residents from cancer-causing radioactive waste.
US Lags Behind Most of the World When It Comes to Plastic Pollution Regulation
The U.S. is the largest plastic polluter per capita. The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act could change that.
Private Equity Is Sucking Up More and More Medicare Cash
Research has found that private equity investors reduce competition and negatively impact patient outcomes.
Care Activists Mobilize to Defend Investments in Reconciliation Bill
Care infrastructure investments could see cuts in Biden's budget plan due to pressure from some Democratic lawmakers.