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In Bid to Save Big Oil $900 Million, Trump Moves to Scrap Offshore Drilling Safety Rules
The oil and gas industry is poised to save hundreds of millions of dollars.
Climate Change Meets Mass Incarceration: California’s Incarcerated Firefighters
Prisoners fight fires for low wages.
How to Restore Our Relationship to Earth
We must reduce our burden on Earth's regenerative systems by approximately 40 percent.
Christian Parenti on Taking Power in a Climate of Chaos
Parenti discusses climate change and our current political landscape.
When’s the Last Time I’ll Go Home for Christmas?
I get 13 more holidays before the sea threatens to swallow my family's home.
UK Is on Course for the Longest Fall in Living Standards Since Records Began
On a 10-year rolling basis, productivity growth in Britain is set to fall by the end of 2017.
Shutdown Aversion Deal Offers Children’s Health Insurance Fix for Just Three Months
House Democrats are expected to vote against the deal.
Pruitt’s Plan to Debate Climate Science Paused as Science Confirms Human Link to Extreme Weather
A slew of new scientific reports confirmed just how much humans are changing the climate and the rest of the planet.
The 150-Mile Wardrobe: A Solution for One of the World’s Most Polluting Industries
The Northern California Fibershed aims to skirt the rampant waste in the apparel industry.
With Tribal Blessing, Louisiana Activist Buys Land in Path of Proposed Bayou Bridge Pipeline
Water protectors strengthened their resolve to stop the pipeline.