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Biden’s Climate Cabinet Picks Show Power of People-Led Movements
Biden’s picks for the climate cabinet are the result of “a transformational set of movements,” says Mustafa Ali.
The Ocean Floor Is Spewing Methane Due to Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
Toothless regulation continues to leave greenhouse gas emissions unchecked.
The US’s “Best” University Fuels the Climate Crisis. Princeton Must Divest.
Most of Princeton’s climate research is funded by notorious polluters like ExxonMobil and BP.
North Dakota Residents Fight Loopholes Allowing Fracking to Poison Their Water
North Dakota’s water supplies are at risk from contaminants from fracking wastewater, but residents are fighting back.
To Protect Great Lakes, Michigan Tribes Oppose Enbridge Line 5 Pipelines
Whitney Gravelle, an attorney for the Bay Mills Indian Community, discusses the fight against Enbridge's Line 5.
States to Receive Fewer Vaccines Than Promised as Trump Boasts About Rollout
Several states have been told to expect up to 40 percent in cuts to expected vaccine distribution numbers.
Following Deadliest Day of Pandemic, Trump Brags About the Stock Market
More than 3,600 Americans died during a single 24-hour period earlier this week.
Did Trump Deliberately Pursue Genocide via His “Herd Immunity” Strategy?
“We want them infected," reads an email from former Trump administration adviser Paul Alexander.
US COVID-19 Deaths and Infections Shatter Records During Vaccine Rollout
Until vaccines are widely available, there's “no reason to let up” on masking and other basic public health measures.
HHS Aide Pushed Herd Immunity to Trump COVID Officials: “We Want Them Infected”
So-called “natural” herd immunity has been widely discredited by health experts as an ineffective way to tackle COVID.