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US Will Stage Its Largest Ever Climate Strike
Young people are outraged that they are being left a world with an increasingly punishing climate and social insecurity.
Wisconsin Lawmakers Seek to Criminalize Environmental Protests
Senate Bill 386 echoes similar “critical infrastructure protection” model bills drafted by ALEC.
Pelosi’s Plan Is Not Enough. Lower Drug Prices Now Through a Public Option.
Pelosi released the “Lower Drug Costs Now Act” on September 19.
Two Years After Hurricane Maria, We Need Action on Climate More Than Ever
Two years ago, I waited out Hurricane Maria, a climate-fueled disaster. I won’t wait out pushing for climate action.
Today Is Far From the End. A Climate “General Strike” Is Coming.
On September 27, activists will walk out of school and work, suspend commercial activity and boycott banks.
Trump Cuts Emissions Standards While Accusing Homeless People of “Polluting”
Trump argued, bizarrely, that homeless people are supposedly polluting the oceans by dropping needles into storm drains.
Global Climate Action’s Biggest Obstacle Is US Foreign Policy
The U.S. must abandon its toxic climate imperialism and embrace the transition to a peaceful, sustainable planet.
Disabled People Cannot Be “Expected Losses” in the Climate Crisis
To tell the story of disability and climate change, we need to focus on structural violence -- not vulnerability.
Amnesty Head: Climate Crisis Is a “Death Penalty” for Humanity
Children shouldn't be punished for protesting climate injustice, Amnesty International's secretary general says.
We Cannot Afford to Gamble on Geoengineering to Achieve Net Zero
We cannot risk delaying climate action now in the hope that a technological fix will emerge.