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Australia’s Fires Show How Wealth Inequality Compounds Climate Disasters
Poor communities suffer the most because they are least likely to be able to access resources for relief and recovery.
Shuttered Refinery in Philly Shows Climate Activists Cannot Ignore Labor
The Green New Deal must unite unions looking out for their members and climate organizers trying to stop fossil fuels.
Australia’s Bushfires Expose an Extinction Crisis Decades in the Making
The extinction crisis is acutely felt in Australia, where more than 1,800 species are federally listed as threatened.
States Can’t Protect Themselves From the Harmful Effects of ACA Repeal
The Trump administration and 18 state attorneys general are asking courts to declare the entire ACA unconstitutional.
To Manage Fires, Australia Must Follow the Lead of Aboriginal Communities
Cultural burning is proactive, while Western-style controlled burning is reactive.
Nearly 150 Arrested at Protests Exposing Wall Street’s Link to Climate Crisis
The protest was led by actor and activist Jane Fonda.
Deadly “Super-Pollution Events” Are on the Rise
Cities in basins and valleys are particularly prone to super-pollution events caused by warm days in winter.
More States Are Reconsidering Medicaid Work Requirements
Several states have decided not to take Medicaid coverage away from people who don’t meet work requirements.
Corporate “Cage-Free” Commitments Are Only Meaningful With Accountability
Over 400 companies have pledged to use cage-free eggs by 2026, but some have not been transparent about their practices.
The Faces of Extinction: The Species We Lost in 2019
Along the way we said goodbye to bird species, a shark, two frogs, a snail, several plants, and a whole lot more.